Self-Reported Psychopathic Traits and Antisocial Outcomes in Detained Girls

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 138-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olivier F. Colins ◽  
Lore van Damme ◽  
Henrik Andershed ◽  
Kostas A. Fanti ◽  
Matt DeLisi
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Psychopathic Traits ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Antisocial Process Screening Device ◽  
Reactive And Proactive Aggression ◽  
Screening Device

This study examines the usefulness of self-reported psychopathy scores in predicting various antisocial outcomes in a sample of detained girls ( n = 95, Mage = 16.25). Psychopathic traits at baseline were measured by the Antisocial Process Screening Device (APSD). Other self-report tools were completed at baseline and 6 months after discharge to assess violent and nonviolent offending, reactive and proactive aggression, and alcohol/drug use. Only occasionally a significant relationship between the APSD total score and these antisocial outcomes was revealed, though the APSD total score did never remain a significant predictor after controlling for past offenses, aggression, and alcohol/drug use. Altogether, these findings suggest that the APSD total score is of restricted usefulness in predicting antisocial outcomes among detained girls. This overall conclusion is consistent with past research using the APSD and other tools and suggests that one should rethink the role of psychopathy measures for risk assessment purposes among detained youths.

scholarly journals Do incarcerated male juvenile recidivists differ from first-time offenders on self-reported psychopathic traits? A retrospective study

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 413-431 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pedro Pechorro ◽  
Teresa Braga ◽  
James V. Ray ◽  
Rui Abrunhosa Gonçalves ◽  
Henrik Andershed
Keyword(s):  
Juvenile Offenders ◽  
Psychopathic Traits ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Callous Unemotional ◽  
Antisocial Process Screening Device ◽  
Callous Unemotional Traits ◽  
Crime Seriousness ◽  
Different Dimensions ◽  
Screening Device ◽  
First Time

The current study analyzed the relation between recidivism and self-reported psychopathic traits, more specifically the callous-unemotional, impulsivity, and narcissism dimensions of the psychopathy construct. The Antisocial Process Screening Device – Self-Report (APSD-SR) and other self-report instruments independently measuring the three different dimensions of psychopathy (that is, Inventory of Callous-Unemotional Traits, Barratt Impulsiveness Scale-11, Narcissistic Personality-13) were completed by a sample of incarcerated male juvenile offenders ( N = 244) who were retrospectively classified as recidivists versus non-recidivists. The only statistically significant relation found between recidivism and self-reported psychopathic traits after controlling for age and socioeconomic status was with the impulsivity dimension of the APSD-SR. Additionally, results showed that recidivism was associated with alcohol use but not with drug use or crime seriousness.

scholarly journals The Persian Self-Report Version of the Antisocial Process Screening Device (APSD-P): A Psychometric Evaluation

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Ebrahimi ◽  
Mojtaba Elhami Athar ◽  
Mona Darvishi ◽  
Olivier F. Colins
Keyword(s):  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
Psychopathic Traits ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Callous Unemotional ◽  
Antisocial Process Screening Device ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Screening Device

The self-report version of the Antisocial Process Screening Device (APSD) is a commonly used tool for assessing psychopathic traits in youth. This is the first study designed to examine the factor structure, internal consistency, and convergent validity of the Persian APSD-SR in a sample of 675 school-attending youth in Iran (46% girls; M age = 16.35). Confirmatory factor analysis supported a modified three-factor model, with items loading on narcissism, callous-unemotional, and impulsivity dimensions, which was invariant across gender. Notwithstanding that the internal consistency of some APSD scores was unsatisfactory, the APSD total and dimension scores showed the expected relations with external correlates (e.g., conduct problems, aggression, and low prosocial behavior), supporting the validity of the interpretation of the APSD scores. The findings showed that the APSD is a useful tool for assessing psychopathic traits in Iranian adolescents and may spark research on adolescent psychopathy in mental health and forensic settings.

Antisocial Process Screening Device-Self-Report--Portuguese Version

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pedro Pechorro ◽  
João Maroco ◽  
Carlos Poiares ◽  
Rui Xavier Vieira
Keyword(s):  
Self Report ◽  
Portuguese Version ◽  
Antisocial Process Screening Device ◽  
Screening Device

A Prospective Study on Self-Reported Psychopathy and Criminal Recidivism Among Incarcerated Male Juvenile Offenders

2019 ◽  
Vol 63 (14) ◽  
pp. 2383-2405 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pedro Pechorro ◽  
Michael C. Seto ◽  
James V. Ray ◽  
Isabel Alberto ◽  
Mário R. Simões
Keyword(s):  
Juvenile Offenders ◽  
Area Under The Curve ◽  
Psychopathic Traits ◽  
Juvenile Detention ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Logistic Regression Models ◽  
Detention Centers ◽  
Antisocial Process Screening Device ◽  
General Recidivism ◽  
A Prospective Study

The present study examines the utility of three self-report measures of psychopathic traits in predicting recidivism among a sample of incarcerated male juvenile offenders. Participants ( N = 214, M = 16.40 years, SD = 1.29 years) from seven Portuguese juvenile detention centers were followed and prospectively classified as recidivists versus non-recidivists. Area under the curve (AUC) analysis revealed that the Antisocial Process Screening Device–Self-Report (APSD-SR) presented the best performance in terms of predicting general recidivism, with the Youth Psychopathic Traits Inventory (YPI) and the Childhood and Adolescent Taxon Scale–Self-Report (CATS-SR) presenting much poorer results. However, logistic regression models controlling for past frequency of crimes and age of first incarceration found that none of these self-report measures significantly predicted 1- or 3-year recidivism, whether general or violent. Findings suggest there are limitations in terms of the incremental utility of self-report measures of psychopathic traits in predicting recidivism among juveniles.

Reassessing the Need for Urinalysis as a Validation Technique

2000 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 323-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
George S. Yacoubian
Keyword(s):  
Drug Abuse ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Strong Correlations ◽  
Heroin Use ◽  
Report Data ◽  
Validation Technique ◽  
Self Report Data ◽  
Over Time

Urinalysis is utilized routinely as a tool to validate self-reported drug use. Past research has been inconclusive, however, in confirming strong correlations between urinalysis and self-reported drug use. In the current study, correlation estimates for cocaine and heroin use are derived from adult arrestees surveyed through the Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (ADAM) Program between 1990 and 1997. While the strength of agreement between urinalysis and self-report data varies by both substance and jurisdiction, correlation estimates are consistent over time. These findings suggest that the need for urinalysis should be reassessed.

Lower Levels of Classroom Aggression Predict Stronger Relations Between Peer Victimization and Reactive Versus Proactive Aggression

2021 ◽  
pp. 088626052199795
Author(s):  
Michael T. Morrow ◽  
Julie A. Hubbard ◽  
Megan K. Bookhout ◽  
Marissa A. Docimo ◽  
Lauren E. Swift ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Peer Victimization ◽  
Reactive Aggression ◽  
Proactive Aggression ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Fifth Grade ◽  
Classroom Norms ◽  
Reactive And Proactive Aggression ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
Differential Relations

We examined the concurrent relations of children’s reactive and proactive aggression with their experience of peer victimization. Extending previous research, we assessed these relations at both the child and classroom levels. We predicted that reactive aggression would relate positively to peer victimization, proactive aggression would relate negatively to peer victimization, and that these relations would vary with classroom levels of aggression. Participants included 1,291 fourth- and fifth-grade children (681 girls; M age = 10.14 years) and their 72 teachers from 9 schools in one public school district in the Mid-Atlantic United States. Children completed self-report measures of peer victimization and teachers completed measures of aggression for each child in their classrooms. Via two-level regression (level 1 = child; level 2 = classroom), reactive aggression related positively to peer victimization and proactive aggression related negatively to peer victimization. The positive relation between reactive aggression and peer victimization was only significant in classrooms with low levels of reactive aggression. The negative relation between proactive aggression and peer victimization was only significant in classrooms with low levels of proactive aggression. Our hypotheses were supported and offered further evidence for differential relations of reactive and proactive aggression with peer victimization at the child level, while demonstrating the important role of classroom norms for aggression in moderating these relations.

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