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. 2010 Sep;22(3):559-68.
doi: 10.1037/a0019617.

Psychometric characteristics and clinical correlates of NEO-PI-R fearless dominance and impulsive antisociality in the Collaborative Longitudinal Personality Disorders Study

Edward A Witt  1 , Christopher J Hopwood, Leslie C Morey, John C Markowitz, Thomas H McGlashan, Carlos M Grilo, Charles A Sanislow, M Tracie Shea, Andrew E Skodol, John G Gunderson, M Brent Donnellan
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Psychometric characteristics and clinical correlates of NEO-PI-R fearless dominance and impulsive antisociality in the Collaborative Longitudinal Personality Disorders Study

Edward A Witt et al. Psychol Assess. 2010 Sep.

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  • Psychol Assess. 2011 Dec;23(4):864

Abstract

This study evaluates the validity of derived measures of the psychopathic personality traits of Fearless Dominance and Impulsive Antisociality from the NEO Personality Inventory-Revised (NEO-PI-R; Costa & McCrae, 1992) using data from the Collaborative Longitudinal Personality Disorders Study (baseline N = 733). These 3 issues were examined: (a) the stability of the measures over a 10-year interval, (b) their criterion-related validity, and (c) their incremental validity relative to an alternative NEO-PI-R profile-rating approach for assessing psychopathy. NEO-PI-R Fearless Dominance and Impulsive Antisociality scales were relatively stable across 10 years and demonstrated differential associations with measures of personality pathology and psychopathology generally consistent with past research and theoretical considerations. Moreover, these measures demonstrated an appreciable degree of incremental validity over the NEO-PI-R profile-rating approach.

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