TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2005//
TI  - Testing a four-factor model of psychopathy and its association with ethnicity, gender, intelligence, and violence
JO  - Journal of consulting and clinical psychology
A1  - Vitacco, Michael J.
A1  - Neumann, Craig S.
A1  - Jackson, Rebecca L.
SP  - 466
EP  - 476
VL  - 73
IS  - 3
N2  - Although a 2-factor model has advanced research on the psychopathy construct, a 3-factor model was recently developed that emphasized pathological personality and eliminated antisocial behavior. However, dropping antisocial behavior from the psychopathy construct may not be advantageous. Using a large sample of psychiatric patients from the MacArthur Risk Assessment Study (J. Monahan & H. J. Steadman, 1994), the authors used confirmatory factor analysis to test a 4-factor model of psychopathy, which included interpersonal, affective, and behavioral impulsivity dimensions and an antisocial behavior dimension. Model fit was good for this 4-factor model, even when ethnicity, gender, and intelligence variables were included in the model. Structural equation modeling was used to compare the 3- and 4-factor models in predicting proximal (violence) and distal (intelligence) correlates of psychopathy.
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SN  - 0022-006X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0022-006X.73.3.466
ID  - ref1
ER  -