Elaborating on the Construct Validity of the Triarchic Psychopathy Measure in a Criminal Offender Sample |
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| Authors: | Jennifer H Stanley Dustin B Wygant Martin Sellbom |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Psychology , Eastern Kentucky University;2. Department of Psychology , The University of Alabama |
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| Abstract: | Patrick, Fowles, and Krueger (2009) developed the triarchic conceptualization of psychopathy in an effort to integrate historical theories and contemporary measurement models. The model proposes 3 phenotypic domains of boldness, meanness, and disinhibition. Patrick (2010) developed the Triarchic Psychopathy Measure (TriPM), a 58-item self-report measure, to index these 3 domains. This study examined the construct validity of the TriPM in a sample of incarcerated offenders (N = 141) and found evidence of good construct validity in that the scales were related to conceptually relevant normal-range and dysfunctional personality trait criteria, as well as narcissism and deficits in empathy. |
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