title: Validation of the Greek Cypriot Translation of the Triarchic Psychopathy Measure.
abstract: Psychopathy is conceived of as a pathological constellation of personality traits, manifested in aberrant behavioral, interpersonal, and emotional tendencies. This study examined within a Greek-speaking nonclinical sample (N = 419) associations between differing phenotypic dimensions of psychopathy (boldness, meanness, disinhibition) assessed via the Triarchic Psychopathy Measure (TriPM) and self-report criterion measures of psychopathology, personality, and history of abuse and neglect. Consistent with predictions of the triarchic model of psychopathy, evidence was found for distinct correlates of the 3 phenotypic dimensions. Boldness was associated with both adaptive (immunity to anxiety/distress, fearlessness, low hostility) and maladaptive tendencies (grandiose manipulative traits, Machiavellian features including desire for control/status, and verbal aggression). Meanness was related to callous and unemotional traits, features of Machiavellianism (e.g., amoral manipulation and distrust of others), physical aggression, and absence of positive parenting. Disinhibition, by contrast, was characterized by anxiety and distress, exposure to violence, and retrospective accounts of abuse history, along with impulsive, irresponsible, and hostile tendencies. These findings indicate that the Greek-Cypriot translation of the TriPM effectively assesses the constructs of the triarchic model and extend what we know about their empirical correlates.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , University of Cyprus , Nicosia , Cyprus.
authors.forename: Kostas A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Fanti
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , University of Cyprus , Nicosia , Cyprus.
authors.forename: Melina Nicole
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Kyranides
authors.affiliation: b Department of Psychology , Florida State University.
authors.forename: Laura E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Drislane
authors.affiliation: c School of Law, Psychology, and Social Work , Örebro University , Örebro , Sweden.|d Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry , Curium-Leiden University Medical Center , Oegstgeest , The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Olivier F
authors.initials: OF
authors.lastname: Colins
authors.affiliation: c School of Law, Psychology, and Social Work , Örebro University , Örebro , Sweden.
authors.forename: Henrik
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Andershed
mesh_terms: D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology; D003535:Cyprus; D005239:Fear / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006115:Greece; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D010552:Personality Assessment; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014175:Translating; D055815:Young Adult