Validation of the Levenson Self-Report Psychopathy (LSRP) scale in the non-institutionalized Lebanese population.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Psychopathy has been described as "the first personality disorder to be recognized in psychiatry". It has three core features: affective, interpersonal, and behavioral. The Levenson Self-Report Psychopathy (LSRP) scale is used to screen for and measure psychopathy. Our study aims to validate the LSRP as a tool to measure psychopathy in the non-institutionalized Lebanese population.

Methods

We surveyed Lebanese individuals residing in Lebanon and aged 18 through 65. It was a convenience sample collected via an online survey. 534 Lebanese participants completed the survey and were included in our analyses. Nearly 80% were female, 90% were college educated, and 60% were employed. We used exploratory graph analysis and confirmatory factor analyses to measure internal

SUBMITTER: Ghossoub E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10809519 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature