Psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Psychopathy Checklist: Youth Version
The current study examined the psychometric properties (factor structure, reliability and validity) of the Psychopathy Checklist: Youth Version (PCL:YV; Forth et al., 2003) in Spanish samples of male justice-involved youths between 15 and 22-years old. The PCL:YV was administered to two groups of yo...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2022 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat de Lleida (UdL) |
| Repositorio: | Repositori Obert UdL |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositori.udl.cat:10459.1/84489 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-022-03208-6 http://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/84489 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Psychopathy Checklist: Youth Version (PCL:YV) Adolescence Psychopathic traits Juvenile justice Psychometric properties Confrmatory factor analysis |
| Sumario: | The current study examined the psychometric properties (factor structure, reliability and validity) of the Psychopathy Checklist: Youth Version (PCL:YV; Forth et al., 2003) in Spanish samples of male justice-involved youths between 15 and 22-years old. The PCL:YV was administered to two groups of youths who were incarcerated (n= 62; n= 95) and a sample of youth on probation (n=122). Confrmatory factor analyses showed acceptable-to-good ft for three- and four-factor models. The fourfactor hierarchical model with a second-order higher factor representing the whole psychopathy construct was considered for further analyses. PCL:YV scores showed high internal consistency and inter-rater reliability. Low-to-moderate convergence with other measures of psychopathic traits evinced an adequate convergent validity. Convergent and discriminant validity of the PCL:YV total scores were also confrmed considering several measures of psychopathology and personality traits. Importantly, the diferential external correlates of the PCL:YV factors provide support for a multidimensional conceptualization of the psychopathy construct. Altogether, these results reveal adequate psychometric properties of the PCL:YV in Spanish population of justice-involved youths and justifes its use to assess psychopathic traits in this kind of populations. |
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