@article{ref1,
title="Psychopathic traits in early childhood: further validation of the Child Problematic Traits Inventory",
journal="Assessment",
year="2016",
author="Colins, Olivier F. and Fanti, Kostas and Larsson, Henrik and Andershed, Henrik",
volume="24",
number="5",
pages="602-614",
abstract="The aim was to further test the reliability and validity of a newly developed instrument designed to assess psychopathic personality traits in children, the Child Problematic Traits Inventory (CPTI). Data from the Preschool Twin Study in Sweden were used, a national general population study of 5-year-old twins (n = 1,188, 50.3% girls). Both preschool teachers and parents were used as informants. Confirmatory factor analysis replicated the intended three-factorial structure of the 28 items of the CPTI. Overall, our findings demonstrated good internal consistency and convergent validity, with all the teacher-rated CPTI scores being associated with teacher and parent ratings of externalizing psychopathology, aggressive behavior, fearlessness, and prosocial peer involvement. In conclusion, the CPTI hold promise as a teacher-rated tool for assessing psychopathic traits in childhood, though more research is needed to see if these findings can be generalized to other countries, settings, and older children.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1073-1911",
doi="10.1177/1073191115624544",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1073191115624544"
}