TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - The Add Health psychopathy scale: assessing its construct validity
JO  - Journal of criminal justice
A1  - Jones, Shayne
A1  - Dinkins, Barbara
A1  - Sleep, Chelsea E.
A1  - Lynam, Donald R.
A1  - Miller, Joshua D.
SP  - e101779
EP  - e101779
VL  - 72
IS  - 
N2  - OBJECTIVEs  This study examined the construct validity of a measure of psychopathy derived from Add Health data.   Methods  Two recruitment sites were used, resulting in 446 undergraduate participants in sample 1, and 332 undergraduate participants in sample 2. In addition to the measure from the Add Health data, participants completed three well-validated self-report measures of psychopathy, a measure of general personality, and measures of externalizing behaviors (e.g., crime and aggression).   Results  Factor analyses failed to confirm a one-factor solution consistent with the original Add Health measure; instead, a five-factor solution fit the data best. The Add Health measure failed to demonstrate convergent and criterion validity. Alternate coding and subscales showed some improvement; however, content and construct validity remained lacking.   Conclusions  The Add Health measure is not a valid measure of psychopathy and its continued use is not recommended.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0047-2352
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2020.101779
ID  - ref1
ER  -