@article{ref1,
title="Predicting institutional adjustment and recidivism with the psychopathy checklist factor scores: a meta-analysis",
journal="Law and human behavior",
year="2003",
author="Walters, Glenn D.",
volume="27",
number="5",
pages="541-558",
abstract="This study explored the validity of the PCL/PCL-R factor scores in predicting institutional adjustment and recidivism in forensic clients and prison inmates. Forty-two studies in which institutional adjustment, release outcome (recidivism), or both were assessed prospectively with the PCL/PCL-R yielded 50 effect size estimates between the PCL/PCL-R factor scores and measures of institutional adjustment/recidivism. A meta-analysis of these findings disclosed that Factor 2 (Antisocial/Unstable Lifestyle) correlated moderately well with institutional adjustment and recidivism, whereas Factor 1 (Affective/Interpersonal Traits) was less robustly associated with these outcomes. Direct comparisons of the mean effect sizes attained by Factors 1 and 2 revealed that Factor 2 was significantly more predictive of total outcomes, general recidivism, violent recidivism, and outcomes from the 12 most methodological sound studies than Factor 1. There was less differentiation between Factors 1 and 2 on measures of institutional adjustment.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0147-7307",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}