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Assessing Psychopathic Traits Among Children: The First Validation Study of the Child Problematic Traits Inventory in a Clinical Sample
Ghent University, Gent, Belgium; Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands.
Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands.
Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden; University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Örebro University, School of Law, Psychology and Social Work.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8163-6558
2020 (English)In: Assessment, ISSN 1073-1911, E-ISSN 1552-3489, Vol. 27, no 6, p. 1242-1257Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

This is the first study that tested the psychometric properties of the Child Problematic Traits Inventory (CPTI) in clinic-referred children (ages 6-13 years). Teachers ( N = 159) and parents ( N = 173) completed the CPTI and various other measures. Confirmatory factor analyses supported the CPTI's three-factor structure when teachers and parents rated the 28 CPTI items. Teacher- and parent-reported CPTI scores showed the expected relations with external correlates (e.g., conduct problems and proactive aggression). Crucially, the validity of the CPTI scores was also supported across informants (i.e., when linking teacher-reported CPTI scores to parent-reported external correlates, and vice versa) and across methods (i.e., regardless if a questionnaire or a diagnostic interview was used to measure external correlates). We conclude that the CPTI holds promise as a research tool for assessing psychopathic traits in clinic-referred children. Until our findings have been replicated and extended, the CPTI should not be used for clinical decision making.

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Sage Publications, 2020. Vol. 27, no 6, p. 1242-1257
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Aggression, callous–unemotional, conduct problems, personality traits, psychopathic
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Psychology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-73196DOI: 10.1177/1073191119832654ISI: 000554538700013PubMedID: 30845808Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85062709030OAI: oai:DiVA.org:oru-73196DiVA, id: diva2:1297224
Available from: 2019-03-19 Created: 2019-03-19 Last updated: 2024-09-04Bibliographically approved

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