Psychopathy in Adolescence: Assessment, Violence, and Developmental Precursors

Forth, Adelle E.; Burke, Heather Christine

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“…In fact, only one published study to date has investigated the validity and reliability of the PCL:YV in a large sample of adolescent females (N ¼ 125; , and no studies have explicitly compared males and females in terms of how psychopathic features manifest themselves and relate to relevant outcomes. Studies using the PCL:YV with all-male samples have generally supported the concurrent and predictive validity of psychopathic features, by showing, for example, that youth with higher scores on the PCL:YV engage in aggressive and delinquent behaviors more often (Forth & Burke, 1998;Kosson et al, 2002), and tend to recidivate violently, more frequently, and in a shorter period of time compared to low-scoring youth (Catchpole & Gretton, 2003;Corrado et al, 2004;Gretton et al, 2004). Notably, in the latter study by Gretton and colleagues (2004), scores on the PCL:YV (coded from archival information) were shown to contribute to the prediction of violent offending over a 10-year retrospective follow-up period once the effects of prior violence, conduct disorder symptoms, and age at first offense were accounted for.…”

Section: Juvenile Psychopathymentioning

confidence: 96%

The relation of psychopathy to concurrent aggression and antisocial behavior in high‐risk adolescent girls and boys

Penney

Moretti

2006

Behavioral Sci & The Law

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The present study examined the concurrent relationship between psychopathy characteristics as measured by the PCL:YV and aggressive and antisocial behavior in a sample of 142 high-risk adolescent girls and boys. The unique relationship between each of three PCL:YV factors (Arrogant and Deceitful Interpersonal Style, Deficient Affective Experience, and Impulsive and Irresponsible Behavioral Style) and outcomes was evaluated to determine which aspects of psychopathy are most crucially linked to aggressive and antisocial behavior in adolescents. Depen-dent measures were expanded to include both relational and physical forms of aggression to better capture meaningful outcomes for girls and boys. Regression analyses showed that the relationships between psychopathic features and outcomes were equivalent for boys and girls, and that def-icits in affect were most consistently associated with aggres-sion. These findings are concordant with the well established finding in developmental research showing that deficits in empathy and affect regulation are associated with aggression.

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Section: Juvenile Psychopathymentioning

confidence: 96%

The relation of psychopathy to concurrent aggression and antisocial behavior in high‐risk adolescent girls and boys

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Moretti

2006

Behavioral Sci & The Law

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“…Prior North American studies with the PCL:YV have shown that incarcerated adolescent males with high PCL:YV scores display an elevated prevalence of a variety of Ext behaviors, including more aggressiveness [28], more CD symptoms, and greater alcohol and substance abuse compared to low-scoring adolescent males [24]. In contrast to Ext disorders Int disorders are often assumed to vary inversely with psychopathic traits.…”

Section: J Psychopathy and Psychopathologymentioning

confidence: 99%

Examining relations between psychopathology and psychopathy dimensions among adolescent female and male offenders

Sevecke

Lehmkuhl

Krischer

2008

Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry

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Aim: This study was performed to investigate relations between psychopathology and psychopathy in adolescent female and male detainees. Method: We examined 91 male and 123 female adolescent detainees (aged 14–19) for psychopathology -using the Youth Self Report, the Overt Aggression Scale-Modified and a Conduct Disorder Self Report Scale- and for psychopathic dimensions using the psychopathy checklist youth version (PCL:YV). Based on a linear regression analysis we compared the specific associations between psychopathology and psychopathy in both male and female delinquent juveniles. Results: Our results revealed higher scores for externalizing behavior and psychopathic dimensions in delinquent males, and higher internalizing problem scores in delinquent females. Furthermore, we found a positive relationship between suicidal behavior and the psychopathy total score as well as the affective, the lifestyle and the antisocial dimension only in girls. No association was found for suicidal behavior in boys. Regarding anxious-depressive behavior, we found a negative relation to the psychopathy total score and to the affective psychopathy factor for the boys. Conclusion: Expectedly, the population of incarcerated adolescents exhibited a high prevalence of psychopathology. At the same time our results referred to meaningful gender-related differences with respect to associations with psychopathy. The gender-related differences in psychopathological symptoms could indicate varied subtypes of psychopathy in boys and girls

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“…Although researchers have begun to test the predictive utility of the PCL-YV with male adolescents (Forth & Burke, 1998;Ridenour, Marchant, & Dean, 2001) and adult women (Forth, 1996;Rutherford, Cacciola, Alterman, & McKay, 1996: Salekin, Rogers, Ustad, & Sewell, 1998, there are no published studies of recidivism among female adolescents. As previously noted, experts in risk assessment have stated that male-based instruments are likely to function similarly within female populations (Hare, 1991;Webster, 1999).…”

Section: Can Psychopathy Inform the Prediction Of Future Offending Ammentioning

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“…Indeed, researchers have cited the benefits of understanding the etiology of the disorder (Forth & Burke, 1998;Lynam, 1996), targeting interventions (Forth & Mailloux, 2000;Frick, Bodin, & Barry, 2000) and increasing case management efficiency (Campbell, Porter, & Santor, 2004;Corrado, Vincent, Hart, & Cohen, 2004) as a justification for extending the PCL-R to adolescents. But we should be careful that our desire to 'nip psychopathy in the bud' does not push our practice further than justified by empirical research.…”

Section: Nipping Psychopathy In the Bud: Clinical And Policy Implicatmentioning

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Nipping psychopathy in the bud: an examination of the convergent, predictive, and theoretical utility of the PCL‐YV among adolescent girls

Odgers

Reppucci

Moretti

2005

Behavioral Sci & The Law

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Over the last decade rates of violence among adolescent girls have increased. Within high-risk contexts, urgent calls for assessment options have resulted in the extension of adult and male-based instruments to adolescent females in spite of the absence of strong empirical support. The current study evaluates the downward extension of psychopathy within a population of female juvenile offenders (N ¼ 125). The convergent and predictive validity of the Psychopathy Checklist-Youth Version (PCL-YV) were evaluated within a structural equation modeling (SEM) framework. Results indicated that while a specific component of psychopathy, deficient affective experience, was related to aggression, the effect was negated once victimization experiences were entered into the models. In addition, PCL-YV scores were not predictive of future offending, while victimization experiences significantly increased the odds of re-offending. Implications for research, policy, and clinical practice are discussed.

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Psychopathy in Adolescence: Assessment, Violence, and Developmental Precursors

Cited by 146 publications

References 46 publications

The relation of psychopathy to concurrent aggression and antisocial behavior in high‐risk adolescent girls and boys

The relation of psychopathy to concurrent aggression and antisocial behavior in high‐risk adolescent girls and boys

Examining relations between psychopathology and psychopathy dimensions among adolescent female and male offenders

Nipping psychopathy in the bud: an examination of the convergent, predictive, and theoretical utility of the PCL‐YV among adolescent girls

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