Reliability and validity of the Psychopathy Checklist: Youth Version in Dutch female adolescents

J. Das; C. de Ruiter; T. Doreleijers

doi:10.1016/j.ijlp.2008.04.005

Reliability and validity of the Psychopathy Checklist: Youth Version in Dutch female adolescents

J. Das, C. de Ruiter^*, T. Doreleijers

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In the present study, the reliability and construct validity of the Dutch version of the Psychopathy Check List: Youth Version (Psychopathie Checklist: Jeugd Versie; De Ruiter, Kuin, De Vries & Das, 2002) were examined in a sample of female adolescents admitted to a secure treatment institution (N=67). The study provides mixed support for the internal reliability of the PCL:YV in female adolescents. Interrater reliability was found to be adequate at the level of factor and total PCL:YV scores. Poor reliability was demonstrated for the behavioral items of the PCL:YV in particular. Finally, the construct validity of the PCL:YV total and factor scores was supported by theoretically meaningful and significant associations with scores on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) and the Interpersonal Checklist-Revised (ICL-R). The applicability of PCL:YV items to female adolescents is discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	219-228
Journal	International Journal of Law and Psychiatry
Volume	31
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlp.2008.04.005
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2008

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