title: Investigating Two-, Three-, and Four-Factor Structures of the Korean PCL-R in Serious Offenders.
abstract: There is no published work on different factor structures of the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R) for Korean offenders. The current study compared the two-, three-, and four-factor structures of the Korean version of the PCL-R. A total of 451 adult male serious offenders were included. The results suggested that both three- and four-factor models offered the best overall fit to the data. To gain better insight into the construct and predictive validities of the Korean version of the PCL-R, we recommend further analysis of the three- and four-factor models with recidivism and inmates' implicit aggression levels.
authors.affiliation: Georgia College & State University, Milledgeville, USA ji.sohn@gcsu.edu.
authors.forename: Ji Seun
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Sohn
authors.affiliation: Kyonggi University, Suwon, South Korea.
authors.forename: Soo Jung
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology*; D011594:Psychometrics; D056910:Republic of Korea; D018570:Risk Assessment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Korean PCL-R; Korean offenders; PCL-R; construct validity; factor structures; serious offenders