TY - JOUR
T1 - Estimating facets of psychopathy from normal personality traits
T2 - A step toward community epidemiological investigations
AU - Benning, Stephen D.
AU - Patrick, Christopher J.
AU - Blonigen, Daniel M.
AU - Hicks, Brian M.
AU - Iacono, William G
PY - 2005/3
Y1 - 2005/3
N2 - In three samples consisting of community and undergraduate men and women and incarcerated men, we examined the criterion validity of two distinct factors of psychopathy embodied in the Psychopathic Personality Inventory (PPI) as indexed by primary trait scales from the Multidimensional Personality Questionnaire (MPQ). Consistent with the PPI factors themselves, MPQ-estimated PPI-I related negatively with internalizing disorder symptoms and fearfulness and positively with thrill and adventure seeking, sociability, activity, and narcissism. MPQ-estimated PPI-II was associated negatively with socialization and positively with externalizing disorder symptoms, impulsivity, disinhibition and boredom susceptibility, and trait anxiety and negative emotionality. Additionally, PPI-I was selectively related to the interpersonal facet of Factor 1 of the Psychopathy Checklist - Revised (PCL-R), whereas PPI-II was related preferentially to Factor 2 of the PCL-R.
AB - In three samples consisting of community and undergraduate men and women and incarcerated men, we examined the criterion validity of two distinct factors of psychopathy embodied in the Psychopathic Personality Inventory (PPI) as indexed by primary trait scales from the Multidimensional Personality Questionnaire (MPQ). Consistent with the PPI factors themselves, MPQ-estimated PPI-I related negatively with internalizing disorder symptoms and fearfulness and positively with thrill and adventure seeking, sociability, activity, and narcissism. MPQ-estimated PPI-II was associated negatively with socialization and positively with externalizing disorder symptoms, impulsivity, disinhibition and boredom susceptibility, and trait anxiety and negative emotionality. Additionally, PPI-I was selectively related to the interpersonal facet of Factor 1 of the Psychopathy Checklist - Revised (PCL-R), whereas PPI-II was related preferentially to Factor 2 of the PCL-R.
KW - Construct validity
KW - Multidimensional Personality Questionnaire
KW - Personality
KW - Psychopathic Personality Inventory
KW - Psychopathy
KW - Self-report
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U2 - 10.1177/1073191104271223
DO - 10.1177/1073191104271223
M3 - Article
C2 - 15695739
AN - SCOPUS:20844448754
SN - 1073-1911
VL - 12
SP - 3
EP - 18
JO - Assessment
JF - Assessment
IS - 1
ER -