Evaluating the Test Validity of the Comprehensive Assessment of Psychopathic Personality Symptom Rating Sale (CAPP SRS)

Cooke, David J.; Hart, Stephen D.; Logan, Caroline; Michie, Christine

doi:10.1080/00223891.2021.1998082

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“…Comprehensive Assessment of Psychopathic Personality-Lexical Rating Scale. The CAPP-LRS (Cooke et al, 2004;Sellbom et al, 2015) consists of 33 statements (defined by three adjectives each) representing the CAPP symptoms. Participants rated themselves on a 7-point Likert scale, ranging from 1 (not at all characteristic of me) to 7 (very characteristic of me) for each symptom.…”

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Development and initial validation of the Comprehensive Assessment of Psychopathic Personality–Self-Report (CAPP-SR).

Sellbom¹,

Cooke²,

Shou³

2019

Psychological Assessment

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The Comprehensive Assessment of Psychopathic Personality (CAPP; Cooke, Hart, Logan, & Michie, 2012) is a concept map that entails 33 personality traits; it integrates historical and contemporary conceptualizations and operationalizations of psychopathy. The current project sought to develop and validate a self-report inventory to operationalize this concept map. Study 1 reported the development of a CAPP Self-Report (CAPP-SR) inventory using expert ratings to select items for an experimental version. Next, these experimental items were evaluated in an online sample of 550 community-dwelling U.S. participants who were carefully recruited to match current U.S. census data on gender, age, and race/ethnicity. The application of various latent modeling and classical test theory procedures resulted in the 99-item CAPP-SR measure. In Study 2, two samples from USA and New Zealand were used for initial validation purposes. CAPP scales showed a promising pattern of convergent validity with other self-report psychopathy scales. The new CAPP-SR inventory is promising for furthering research on this emerging psychopathy model in correctional, forensic, business, and other settings in which this clinical construct is of high importance.

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Development and initial validation of the Comprehensive Assessment of Psychopathic Personality–Self-Report (CAPP-SR).

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Shou³

2019

Psychological Assessment

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“…The model was developed in three stages (see Cooke et al, 2004, 2012): First, the authors conducted a comprehensive literature review, including the existing diagnostic criteria outlined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision ( DSM–IV–TR ; American Psychiatric Association, 2000); the 10th edition of the International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems ( ICD-10 ; World Health Organization, 1992); the PCL-R (Hare, 1991, 2003); seminal clinical descriptions provided by the likes of Cleckley (1941), Karpman (1948), McCord and McCord (1964), and Schneider (1958); and the work of influential researchers such as Lykken (1995) and Blackburn (Blackburn & Coid, 1998). Upon deriving a purposefully overinclusive symptom list based upon this literature review, in Stage two of development, semistructured interviews were conducted in Europe and North America with 29 subject matter experts of diverse theoretical backgrounds.…”

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“…Such examinations allow researchers to evolve construct knowledge and determine whether measures adequately reflect theory (Cronbach & Meehl, 1955). In line with this process, the present study provides an evaluation of the criterion-related validity and convergence of two contemporary measures indexing the CAPP and TMP models: the Comprehensive Assessment of Psychopathic Personality–Self-Rating Scale (CAPP-SR; Cooke et al, 2004, Cooke, Hart, Logan, & Michie, 2012) and the Triarchic Psychopathy Measure (TriPM; Patrick, 2010). In doing so, we add to the literature by being among the first to explicitly evaluate the convergence of these two measures within a self-identified offender population, and contribute to the growing body of work exploring the test adequacy of both tools and evaluating the theoretical models that support them.…”

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“…A growing body of work suggests that measurement tools (such as the PCL-R) that emphasize past criminal behavior lack diagnostic specificity and misrepresent the construct due to problems with overinclusion—identifying individuals as psychopathic primarily on the basis of extensive criminal histories rather than due to the marked presence of pathological personality features (Skeem & Cooke, 2010a, 2010b). Relatedly, heavy reliance on static behavioral histories within personality measures raises questions regarding the ability to detect changes in personality over time, if such changes are possible (Cooke, Hart, Logan, & Michie, 2004). A second related issue pertains to the potential for construct drift, wherein measures of psychopathy are mistakenly equated with the construct itself (Hare & Neumann, 2010; Skeem & Cooke, 2010a, 2010b).…”

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“…Two recent models of psychopathy have been developed with the express goal of addressing these issues: the Comprehensive Assessment of Psychopathic Personality Disorder (CAPP; Cooke et al, 2004) and the Triarchic Model of Psychopathy (TMP; Patrick, Fowles, & Krueger, 2009). Research is quickly accumulating that evaluates both the conceptual strength of these models and the validity of associated measurement tools.…”

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Examining the triarchic psychopathy measure and comprehensive assessment of psychopathic personality in self-identified offender populations.

Hanniball¹,

Gatner²,

Douglas³

et al. 2019

Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment

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Despite the clear clinical and forensic importance of psychopathy, definitions of psychopathy and the optimal measurement of the disorder are issues of continued controversy. The present research provides an empirical examination of two self-report instruments indexing recent conceptualizations of psychopathy: the Comprehensive Assessment of Psychopathic Personality–Self-Rating Scale (CAPP-SR) and Triarchic Psychopathy Measure (TriPM). This study provides the first examination of the convergence between the two tools, and the first investigation into the criterion-related validity of the CAPP-SR within a self-identified offender population. Our findings suggest strong support for the criterion-related validity of the CAPP-SR and the convergent validity of the CAPP-SR and the TriPM Meanness and Disinhibition domains. TriPM Boldness exhibited a clearly bifurcated pattern of association with all outcome criteria as compared with all domains in the CAPP model, and the Meanness and Disinhibition domains of the TriPM. Further, TriPM Boldness did not add incrementally or interact with Meanness or Disinhibition to predict the majority of outcomes. Findings are discussed with respect to the relevance of TriPM Boldness in the conceptualization of psychopathy, and the possible contributions of the CAPP-SR to the field of psychopathy research and assessment.

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Psychopathy in Iran: Developing and Validating a Persian Version of the Comprehensive Assessment of Psychopathic Personality- Self-Report (CAPP-SR)

Sajjadi

Emadi

Shameli³

et al. 2023

J Psychopathol Behav Assess

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The Comprehensive Assessment of Psychopathic Personality-Self-Report (CAPP-SR) is the most recent operationalization of the CAPP model which uses 33 symptoms to conceptualize psychopathic personality disorder. In the current study, we sought to examine the cross-cultural utility of the CAPP-SR in an Iranian sample. In Study 1, we translated the CAPP-SR into Persian and assessed the linguistic convergence between the Persian and original English versions using a sample of Persian–English bilingual university students in New Zealand. In Study 2, we examined the reliability and validity of the Persian CAPP-SR using a sample of university students in Iran. Our results showed that the Persian CAPP-SR has a promising pattern of convergent and incremental validity in terms of their associations with conceptually-relevant criterion measures, including those designed for the Iranian cultural context. Overall, the findings from the current study support the use of the Persian CAPP-SR as well as having implications for the cross-cultural utility of the CAPP model.

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Evaluating the Test Validity of the Comprehensive Assessment of Psychopathic Personality Symptom Rating Sale (CAPP SRS)

Cited by 17 publications

References 37 publications

Development and initial validation of the Comprehensive Assessment of Psychopathic Personality–Self-Report (CAPP-SR).

Development and initial validation of the Comprehensive Assessment of Psychopathic Personality–Self-Report (CAPP-SR).

Examining the triarchic psychopathy measure and comprehensive assessment of psychopathic personality in self-identified offender populations.

Psychopathy in Iran: Developing and Validating a Persian Version of the Comprehensive Assessment of Psychopathic Personality- Self-Report (CAPP-SR)

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