Evaluating the validity of brief prototype-based informant ratings of triarchic psychopathy traits in prisoners.

ABSTRACT: The validity of self-report psychopathy assessment has been questioned, especially in forensic settings where clinical evaluations influence critical decision-making (e.g., institutional placement, parole eligibility). Informant-based assessment offers a potentially valuable supplement to self-report but is challenging to acquire in under-resourced forensic contexts. The current study evaluated, within an incarcerated sample (n = 322), the extent to which brief prototype-based informant ratings of psychopathic traits as described by the triarchic model (boldness, meanness, disinhibition; Patrick et al., 2009) converge with self-report trait scores and show incremental validity in predicting criterion measures. Self/informant convergence was robust for traits of boldness and disinhibition,

SUBMITTER: Lowman KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9297945 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature