Colins Olivier F, Bisback Athina, Reculé Cedric, Batky Blair D, López-Romero Laura, Hare Robert D, Salekin Randall T
Ghent University, Belgium.
The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, USA.
Assessment. 2023 Jun;30(4):1302-1320. doi: 10.1177/10731911221094256. Epub 2022 May 16.
This is the first study to test the psychometric properties of the self-report version of the Proposed Specifiers for Conduct Disorder (PSCD) in detained youth. The PSCD is a measure of the broad psychopathy construct, with grandiose-manipulative, callous-unemotional, daring-impulsive, and conduct disorder (CD) components. Participants (227 males) completed the PSCD along with other measures, including a diagnostic interview to assess (5th ed.; 5) CD. Results support the PSCD's proposed hierarchical four-factor structure. Correlations with an alternate measure of psychopathy and symptoms of CD support the convergent validity of PSCD scores. PSCD scores showed positive associations with criterion variables of emotional and regulatory functioning, aggression, substance use, and school problems. Finally, PSCD scores were unrelated to anxiety and depression, supporting the PSCD's discriminant validity. Findings indicate that the PSCD is a promising measure for assessing psychopathic traits in detained male adolescents, though its incremental validity is in need of further scrutiny.
这是第一项检验《品行障碍拟议说明符》（PSCD）自陈版本在被拘留青少年中的心理测量特性的研究。PSCD是一种对广义精神病态结构的测量工具，包含浮夸操纵、冷酷无情、大胆冲动和品行障碍（CD）等成分。参与者（227名男性）完成了PSCD以及其他测量，包括一次诊断访谈以评估（第5版；5）CD。结果支持PSCD提议的层次四因素结构。与精神病态的替代测量及CD症状的相关性支持了PSCD分数的聚合效度。PSCD分数与情绪和调节功能、攻击行为、物质使用及学校问题的标准变量呈正相关。最后，PSCD分数与焦虑和抑郁无关，支持了PSCD的区分效度。研究结果表明，PSCD是评估被拘留男性青少年精神病态特质的一种有前景的测量工具，不过其增量效度还需要进一步审视。
