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Examining latent profiles of psychopathy in a mixed-gender sample of juvenile detainees.

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: = 162). Youth were classified by their scores on the self-report Triarchic Psychopathy Measure, indexing trait Boldness, Meanness, and Disinhibition, as well as measures of anxiety and guilt. Four groups were found, two of which were nonpsychopathic. Consistent with theory, however, two distinct classes of youth scoring high on psychopathic traits were identified: a primary variant with below-average levels of anxiety and guilt and a secondary variant with markedly above-average levels. Youth in the latter category also presented with the highest levels of psychopathology within the detainee sample. The ratio of males to females was 2:1 within the low-anxious psychopathy variant, and it was 1:2 in the high-anxious psychopathy variant. Implications for identification and treatment of adolescent psychopathic variants are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).

Source: Personality Disorders Theory Research and Treatment

DOI: 10.1037/per0000370

Authors: Samantha Moffett, Shabnam Javdani, Rickie Miglin, Naomi Sadeh

Language: English

Topic: Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending

Subfield: Clinical Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Funders: National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute of General Medical Sciences

Awards: G2293548991, G3189530155, G5434514784, Renewal of Delaware Center for Neuroscience Research