Kosson David S, Cyterski Trina D, Steuerwald Brian L, Neumann Craig S, Walker-Matthews Susan
Department of Psychology, Finch University of Health Sciences, Chicago Medical School, 3333 Green Bay Road, North Chicago, Illinois 60064, USA.
Psychol Assess. 2002 Mar;14(1):97-109. doi: 10.1037//1040-3590.14.1.97.
Current knowledge about the validity of the psychopathy syndrome in youth is limited largely to studies relying on parent-teacher rating scales or slight modifications of adult measures. Recently, the Psychopathy Checklist: Youth Version (PCL:YV) was designed for use with adolescents. However, most studies that have used this measure examined incarcerated males and addressed only validity criteria related to antisocial behavior. We investigated the generality and construct validity of the psychopathy syndrome in an adolescent sample by assessing 115 adolescent males on probation with the PCL:YV. Reliability of measurement was high. PCL:YV ratings predicted not only antisocial behaviour but also other indices of childhood psychopathology, interpersonal behaviors associated with adult psychopathy, and a lack of attachment to parents. These findings suggest that the PCL:YV identifies a syndrome in adolescence consistent with theory and research on adult males.
目前关于青少年心理变态综合征有效性的知识，很大程度上局限于依赖家长 - 教师评定量表或对成人测量方法进行轻微修改的研究。最近，《心理变态检查表：青少年版》（PCL:YV）被设计用于青少年。然而，大多数使用该测量方法的研究考察的是被监禁的男性，并且仅涉及与反社会行为相关的效度标准。我们通过使用PCL:YV对115名缓刑期的青少年男性进行评估，来调查青少年样本中心理变态综合征的普遍性和结构效度。测量的可靠性很高。PCL:YV评分不仅能预测反社会行为，还能预测儿童期精神病理学的其他指标、与成人心理变态相关的人际行为以及对父母缺乏依恋。这些发现表明，PCL:YV识别出了一种在青少年中与成年男性理论和研究相一致的综合征。
