RT Article
T1 A comparison of self-report measures of callous-unemotional traits among incarcerated youth: associations with aggression, conduct disorder, and offending behavior
JF Criminal justice and behavior
VO 43
IS 10
SP 1293
OP 1309
A1 Ray, James V.
A2 Pechorro, Pedro Fernandes dos Santos
A2 Gonçalves, Rui Abrunhosa
LA English
YR 2016
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1884814891
AB The current study compared the psychometric properties and incremental validity of the callous-unemotional (CU) traits dimensions from four self-report measures of youth psychopathic traits, including the Antisocial Process Screening Device Self-Report version (APSD-SR), the Youth Psychopathic Traits Inventory (YPI), Youth Psychopathic Traits Inventory?Short version (YPI-S), and the Inventory of Callous-Unemotional Traits (ICU) among a sample of male youth incarcerated in Portuguese detention centers (N = 221). Across these measures, estimates of reliability and internal consistency were generally good; however, the correlations between measures ranged from very low to high suggesting moderate convergent validity. With regard to incremental validity, the Callousness dimension of the ICU was the best predictor of aggression, conduct disorder, and crime seriousness, whereas the Uncaring dimension of the ICU was the best predictor of age of crime onset. The current findings have important implications regarding the assessment of CU traits.
K1 Aggression
K1 callous-unemotional traits
K1 Conduct Disorder
K1 Crime
K1 Juvenile Delinquency
DO 10.1177/0093854815628027