Further Evidence of the Divergent Correlates of the Psychopathic Personality Inventory Factors: Prediction of Institutional Misconduct among Male Prisoners
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2008
Keywords
Psychopathic Personality Inventory, psychopathy, prison violence, inmates, institutionaladjustment
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1037/1040-3590.20.1.86
Abstract
Recent evidence suggests that 2 largely orthogonal dimensions underpin the latent construct assessed by the Psychopathic Personality Inventory (PPI; Lilienfeld & Andrews, 1996): Fearless Dominance (PPI-I) and Impulsive Antisociality (PPI-II). Relatively few data exist on the correlates of these 2 dimensions in offender samples, however. The present study examines the criterion-related validity of these 2 dimensions among male prison inmates (N 131) in relation to the prediction of 3 categories of institutional maladjustment: aggressive misconduct, nonaggressive misconduct, and any misconduct. PPI-II significantly predicted each criterion type, with effect sizes of moderate magnitude, whereas PPI-I was essentially unrelated to these outcome measures.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Psychological Assessment, v. 20, issue 1, p. 86-91
Scholar Commons Citation
Edens, John F.; Poythress, Norman G.; Lilienfeld, Scott O.; Patrick, Christopher J.; and Test, Amy, "Further Evidence of the Divergent Correlates of the Psychopathic Personality Inventory Factors: Prediction of Institutional Misconduct among Male Prisoners" (2008). Mental Health Law & Policy Faculty Publications. 92.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/mhlp_facpub/92
