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The validity of the Antisocial Process Screening Device as a self‐report measure of psychopathy in adolescent offenders
Author(s) -
Lee Zina,
Vincent Gina M.,
Hart Stephen D.,
Corrado Raymond R.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
behavioral sciences and the law
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.649
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1099-0798
pISSN - 0735-3936
DOI - 10.1002/bsl.561
Subject(s) - psychopathy , psychopathy checklist , psychology , clinical psychology , concurrent validity , antisocial personality disorder , checklist , poison control , psychometrics , injury prevention , medicine , medical emergency , social psychology , personality , internal consistency , cognitive psychology
There is a growing interest in the assessment of adolescent psychopathy to enable early treatment and intervention. Recently, a self‐report measure has been developed to assess psychopathic traits in adolescents. The Antisocial Process Screening Device (APSD), a self‐report measure of psychopathic traits, and the Psychopathy Checklist: Youth Version (PCL:YV), a clinical rating scale, were administered to a sample of 100 incarcerated male adolescent offenders to assess the concurrent validity of the APSD. Results indicated that the APSD had limited concurrent validity with respect to the PCL:YV and that there appears to be a method effect in the measurement of psychopathy. Thus, it appears the APSD did not assess psychopathy in a manner parallel to that of the PCL:YV. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.