Prototypical analysis of adolescent psychopathy: investigating the juvenile justice perspective

Cruise, Keith R.; Colwell, Lori H.; Lyons, Phillip M.; Baker, Michael D.

doi:10.1002/bsl.560

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“…2001) and not much is known about the core construct of the disorder in children (Cruise, 2003), the present study’s demonstration of significant genetic and unique environmental effects of psychopathic traits in both young boys and girls may be a considerable break-through or finding for the advancement of psychopathy research. However, we did not find any significant shared environmental influences in psychopathic personality traits.…”

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Psychopathic personality in children: genetic and environmental contributions

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Background The current study investigates whether the underlying factor structure of psychopathic personality traits found in adults is similar to that in children and what the extent of the genetic and environmental influences are on these psychopathic traits. Method Psychopathic personality traits were assessed in a community sample of 1219 twins and triplets (age 9–10 years) through caregiver reports of each child’s behavior using the Child Psychopathy Scale (CPS). Results Confirmatory factor analyses revealed an optimal two-factor solution (callous/disinhibited and manipulative/deceitful) to the CPS subscales. Bivariate genetic modeling of the two computed factor scores revealed significant genetic as well as unique environmental influences on psychopathic personality traits in both boys and girls, with heritability estimates of 0.64 and 0.46, respectively, in boys and 0.49 and 0.58, respectively, in girls. No shared environmental influences on psychopathic personality traits were found. Conclusions The relationship between the two factors was mediated by both genetic and unique environmental factors common to both traits.

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“…Manipulation and Lack of Genuine Emotions focused on personality aspects of psychopathy. Nonviolent Antisocial Behavior focused on behavioral problems that tended to be non-violent, and included such acts as promiscuous sexual behavior, active defiance of adults or refusal to comply, and frequent disregard for curfew set by parents (see also Cruise, Colwell, Lyons, & Baker, 2003).…”

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Psychopathy in adolescent female offenders: an item response theory analysis of the psychopathy checklist: youth version

Schrum

Salekin²

2006

Behavioral Sci & The Law

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The present study examined the applicability of the PCL:YV items to a sample of detained adolescent girls. Item response theory (IRT) was used to analyze test and item functioning of the PCL:YV. Examination of IRT trace lines indicated that the items most discriminating of the underlying construct of psychopathy included "callousness and a lack of empathy", "conning and manipulation", and "a grandiose sense of self-worth". Results from the analyses also demonstrated that the items least discriminating in this sample, or least useful for identifying psychopathy, included "poor anger control", "shallow affect", or engaging in a "serious violation of conditional release". Consistent with previous research (Cooke & Michie, 1997; Hare, 2003), interpersonal and affective components of psychopathy provided more information than behavioral features. Moreover, although previous research has also found affective features to provide the most information in past studies, it was interpersonal features of psychopathy in this case, followed by affective features, that provided greater levels of information. Implications of these results are discussed.

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“…It is notable that the similarity between the items and constructs that psychologists associate with prototypical psychopathic youth and the traits and behaviors measured with the commonly used screening devices suggest that downward extensions of adult measures are reasonably consistent with clinical perceptions of psychopathic traits in children and adolescents. Cruise, Colwell, Lyons, and Baker (2003) also conducted a prototypical analysis to further explore characteristics that providers associated with psychopathy in youth. These authors interviewed 424 juvenile detention and probation officers, and identified five dimensions associated with psychopathy: juvenile delinquency, serious/violent conduct problems, narcissism/manipulation of others, impulsivity/acting out, and family problems.…”

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Child Psychopathy: Theories, Measurement, and Relations with the Development and Persistence of Conduct Problems

Kotler

McMahon

2005

Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev

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To develop more accurate explanatory and predictive models of child and adolescent conduct problems, interest has grown in examining psychopathic traits in youth. The presence or absence of these traits may help to identify unique etiological pathways in the development of antisocial behavior. The current review provides a detailed summary and analysis of (a) the conceptualization and measurement of child and adolescent psychopathy, (b) research on relations between psychopathic traits and a range of conduct problems and associated variables, (c) efforts to utilize data on child and adolescent psychopathy to delineate a subgroup of youth whose conduct problems share a relatively homogenous etiology and developmental trajectory, and (d) current challenges and limitations in the study of youth psychopathy and directions for future research efforts. Specific sections include the origins of the youth psychopathy construct, conceptualization and measurement, relations between psychopathic traits and conduct problems, relations between measures of psychopathy and measures of individual and contextual variables, efforts to identify a unique subgroup of children with conduct problems using psychopathic traits, and finally, challenges that face the field and goals for the next generation of research.

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Prototypical analysis of adolescent psychopathy: investigating the juvenile justice perspective

Cited by 29 publications

References 52 publications

Psychopathic personality in children: genetic and environmental contributions

Psychopathic personality in children: genetic and environmental contributions

Psychopathy in adolescent female offenders: an item response theory analysis of the psychopathy checklist: youth version

Child Psychopathy: Theories, Measurement, and Relations with the Development and Persistence of Conduct Problems

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