Psychopathic Traits in Early Childhood: Further Multi-informant Validation of the Child Problematic Traits Inventory (CPTI)Show others and affiliations
2019 (English)In: Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, ISSN 0882-2689, E-ISSN 1573-3505, Vol. 41, no 3, p. 366-374Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
The present study aimed to further test the teacher- and parent-versions of the Child Problematic Traits Inventory (CPTI) in Spain, with a special focus on gender differences. Data were collected in a sample of 2467 preschool children (48.1% girls) aged three to six (mean age = 4.25; SD = 0.91). Results supported the proposed three-factor structure of the CPTI (Grandiose-deceitful, GD; Callous-unemotional, CU; and Impulsive-need of stimulation, INS), being invariant across gender, and with good-to-excellent internal consistency values. CPTI scores showed the expected associations with fearlessness, conduct problems, reactive and proactive aggression, hyperactivity and prosocial behavior, thereby supporting the external validity of the CPTI scores. This pattern of associations also held when cross-informant correlations were explored, although correlation values were lower in magnitude. Some different patterns of correlations were also found across gender groups. Overall, the CPTI reveals as a promising, psychometrically sound measure for assessing psychopathic traits in very young children using both parents' and teachers' reports.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Springer, 2019. Vol. 41, no 3, p. 366-374
Keywords [en]
CPTI, Psychopathic traits, Conduct problems, Early childhood, Assessment
National Category
Psychology
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-76441DOI: 10.1007/s10862-019-09735-0ISI: 000482476000003Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85064208429OAI: oai:DiVA.org:oru-76441DiVA, id: diva2:1351592
Note
Funding Agencies:
FEDER/Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovacion y Universidades - Agencia Estatal de Investigacion/Grant PSI2015-65766-R
Programa de Axudas a Etapa Posdoutoral da Xunta de Galicia (Conselleria de Cultura, Educacion e Ordenacion Universitaria)
2019-09-162019-09-162019-09-16Bibliographically approved