TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Psychopathic traits in early childhood: further validation of the Child Problematic Traits Inventory
JO  - Assessment
A1  - Colins, Olivier F.
A1  - Fanti, Kostas
A1  - Larsson, Henrik
A1  - Andershed, Henrik
SP  - 602
EP  - 614
VL  - 24
IS  - 5
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1073-1911
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1073191115624544
ID  - ref1
ER  -