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. 2018 Jul 15:129:59-65.
doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2018.03.015. Epub 2018 Mar 20.

Structural analysis of the PCL-R and relationship to BIG FIVE personality traits and parenting characteristics in an Hispanic female offender sample

Hedwig Eisenbarth  1 , Sandy Krammer  2 , Bethany G Edwards  3 , Kent A Kiehl  3 , Craig Neumann  4
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Structural analysis of the PCL-R and relationship to BIG FIVE personality traits and parenting characteristics in an Hispanic female offender sample

Hedwig Eisenbarth et al. Pers Individ Dif. .

Abstract

Valid measurement of psychopathic traits in females using the Psychopathy Checklist Revised (PCL-R) continues to be an under researched topic. Previous latent variable and other psychometric studies have raised questions concerning the structure and predictive effects of psychopathic traits in females. New cross-cultural research finds good support for a four-factor model of psychopathy in females and the predictive effects of the psychopathy factors (Declercq, Carter, & Neumann, 2015; Neumann, Hare, & Pardini, 2015). Nevertheless, additional research is needed on females, especially individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds. We investigated the factor structure and construct validity of the PCL-R in a female Hispanic sample (n = 155). Confirmatory factor analysis showed that the four-factor model provided an adequate fit. Furthermore, structural equation modelling revealed significant negative and positive predictive effects, respectively, between general personality (Agreeableness and Conscientiousness), and indifferent/abusive parenting with the broad syndrome of psychopathy.

Keywords: PCL-R; SEM; female; parenting; psychopathy.

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Standardized coefficients for the four-factor model
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Alternative equivalent structural equation models (SEMs) with standardized parameters
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