Pauli Malin, Ölund Alonso Hannibal, Liljeberg Jenny, Gustavsson Petter, Howner Katarina
Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
National Board of Forensic Medicine, Stockholm, Sweden.
Front Psychiatry. 2021 Nov 19;12:704516. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.704516. eCollection 2021.
The triarchic model of psychopathy was developed to bridge opposing descriptions of psychopathy by separating the core construct in three domains; boldness, meanness, and disinhibition. The Triarchic Psychopathy Measure (TriPM) operationalizes the model through a 58-item self-report questionnaire. The current study examined the psychometric properties of the Swedish translation by investigating intercorrelations and associations to expert-rated psychopathy, general personality and psychopathy-related traits in male high-security prisoners ( = 191). Psychopathy rated with TriPM and the Psychopathy Checklist Revised (PCL-R) demonstrated expected convergence, as did empathy and impulsivity measures. The Disinhibition and Meanness scales were highly correlated, indicating that the scales might not be adequately differentiated. Nevertheless, the divergent association patterns to other important variables, particularly neuroticism and empathy, also points to meaningful differences. However, the lack of association between Disinhibition and Boldness may put into question if these domains are related at all, especially since there was a lack of similarity in the association patterns with other clinical variables. The influence of antisocial behavior in the TriPM operationalization might amplify the similarities of the Meanness and Disinhibition scales, while diluting the associations between Meanness and Boldness. In conclusion, the Swedish TriPM is effective in measuring the domains of triarchic model in forensic settings, even though a revision of the scales might improve the psychometric properties of the instrument.
精神病态的三元模型旨在通过将核心结构分为三个领域来弥合对精神病态的不同描述；即大胆、冷酷和冲动抑制。三元精神病态量表（TriPM）通过一份包含58个条目的自陈问卷来实施该模型。本研究通过调查瑞典语翻译版的相互关系以及与男性高度戒备监狱中专家评定的精神病态、一般人格和与精神病态相关特质的关联，检验了其心理测量特性（n = 191）。用TriPM和修订版精神病态量表（PCL - R）评定的精神病态表现出预期的趋同性，共情和冲动性测量也是如此。冲动抑制和冷酷量表高度相关，这表明这些量表可能没有得到充分区分。然而，与其他重要变量，特别是神经质和共情的不同关联模式，也表明存在有意义的差异。然而，冲动抑制和大胆之间缺乏关联可能会让人质疑这些领域是否真的相关，特别是因为在与其他临床变量的关联模式中缺乏相似性。TriPM操作化中反社会行为的影响可能会放大冷酷和冲动抑制量表的相似性，同时削弱冷酷和大胆之间的关联。总之，瑞典语版TriPM在法医环境中有效测量三元模型的各个领域，尽管对量表进行修订可能会改善该工具的心理测量特性。
