A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Self-reported psychopathic traits among non-referred Finnish adolescents: psychometric properties of the Youth Psychopathic traits Inventory and the Antisocial Process Screening Device
Authors: Oshukova S, Kaltiala-Heino R, Miettunen J, Marttila R, Tani P, Aronen ET, Marttunen M, Kaivosoja M, Lindberg N
Publisher: BIOMED CENTRAL LTD
Publication year: 2015
Journal: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health
Journal name in source: CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY AND MENTAL HEALTH
Journal acronym: CHILD ADOL PSYCH MEN
Article number: ARTN 15
Volume: 9
Number of pages: 11
ISSN: 1753-2000
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13034-015-0047-6
Conclusions: Both the YPI and the APSD-SR are promising tools of screening for psychopathic features in Finnish community youth. The YPI turned out to be slightly better than the APSD-SR in both reliability and factor structure. However, the original three-factor models did not find support. Both self-assessments were somewhat weak for tapping the callous-unemotional traits of the psychopathic character, but, again, the YPI worked better than the ASPD-SR. Both self assessments revealed significant gender differences in psychopathic character traits.
