Construct validity of a two-factor model of Psychopathy

Heather Douglas; Miles Bore; Don Munro

doi:10.4236/psych.2012.33034

Construct validity of a two-factor model of Psychopathy

Heather Douglas, Miles Bore, Don Munro

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There is currently limited evidence for the two-factor structure of Psychopathy. The aim was to provide evidence for the construct validity of Primary and Secondary Psychopathy. Batteries including the Five Factor Model, the Hogan Development Survey, and Narcissism, Machiavellianism, Empathy, and Aggression, were administered to 241 undergraduate psychology students. Confirmatory factor analysis indicated that a two component structure fitted the data reasonably well (chi-square = 1.939, CFI = .799, RMSEA = .063). The strongest markers of Primary Psychopathy were Agreeableness, Empathy, and the HDS Bold and HDS Colourful subscales, while the strongest markers of Secondary Psychopathy were Neuroticism, Conscientiousness, and HDS Excitable. It was concluded that preliminary evidence for the two-factor model of Psychopathy had been gained.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	243-248
Number of pages	6
Journal	Psychology
Volume	3
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4236/psych.2012.33034
Publication status	Published - 2012
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

construct validity
Levenson Self-Report Psychopathy Scale
Five-Factor Model
Hogan Development Survey

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