Factor structure of the Psychopathic Personality Inventory (PPI): Findings from a large incarcerated sample.

Neumann, Craig S.; Malterer, Melanie B.; Newman, Joseph P.

doi:10.1037/1040-3590.20.2.169

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“…The results can be readily summarized. First, we were unable to find evidence for the two-factor structure of the PPI-R as proposed by Lilienfeld and Widows (2005) has been found for the original PPI-structure when using exploratory factor analyses either (Neumann et al, 2008). Second, evidence in favour of the idea that the current instrument needs improvement is accumulating, taking into account previous PPI findings.…”

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“…The original factor structure of Benning and colleagues (2003) only accounts for 30% to 45% of the variance of the PPI (Eisenbarth & Alpers, 2007;Martin et al, 2008), and the PPI-subscales exhibit cross-loadings on the PPI-factors (Neumann et al, 2008). It may well be that an alternative structure will result in a better model fit (see Maesschalck, Vertommen, & Hooghe, 2002;Neumann et al, 2008). Further research is warranted to explore the PPI-R structure at item level and to fine tune the PPI-R structure using exploratory analyses.…”

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The Validity of the Psychopathic Personality Inventory—Revised in a Community Sample

Uzieblo¹,

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Bussche

et al. 2009

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Research on the Psychopathic Personality Inventory-Revised (PPI-R; Lilienfeld & Widows, 2005) initially revealed two factors: FearlessDominance, and Self-Centered Impulsivity. This study examined the validity of the PPI-R factors in a community sample (N=675). First, confirmatory factor analyses did not support the two-factor structure. Second, the PPI-R factors showed good convergent and discriminant validity with two other selfreport measures of psychopathy, i.e. the Youth Psychopathic Traits Inventory (YPI; Andershed, Kerr, Stattin, & Levander, 2002) and the Levenson's SelfReport of Psychopathy (LSRP; Levenson, Kiehl, & Fitzpatrick, 1995). Third, PPI-R factors exhibited good external validity in relation to various theoretically relevant correlates. Our results indicate that the PPI-R factors have good convergent, discriminant, and external validity, but our confirmatory factor analysis raises concerns about the robustness of the twofactor structure.

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The Validity of the Psychopathic Personality Inventory—Revised in a Community Sample

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“…Since then, there have been multiple revisions of the instrument and more than a thousand published articles supporting its reliability and validity in numerous parts of the world. 11,[20][21][22][23] The PCL-R is a forensic instrument consisting of 20 items. To be scored, these items require data obtained through a semi-structured interview and additional collateral information obtained from institutional files and records, as well as from persons closely related to the subject.…”

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The construct of psychopathy in a Chilean prison population

León-Mayer

Folino

Neumann

et al. 2015

Braz. J. Psychiatry

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Objective: To test the four-factor model of the Hare Psychopathy Checklist -Revised (PCL-R) empirical construct of psychopathy in a Chilean prison population by using instruments that supply different types of data. Methods: Two hundred and nine male inmates of the Prison of Los Andes, Chile, were evaluated. Confirmatory factor analysis was carried out with the PCL-R and the Self-Report of Psychopathy -IIIShort Form (SRP-III-SF). Conclusions:The results obtained with the PCL-R and the SRP-SF showed adequate fit to the empirical four-factor model of psychopathy and support this model. As foreseeable, fit was better for the PCL-R, which combines several sources of information.

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“…In further support of directionality, confidence for one's close loved ones is retained when state psychopathy is elevated, whilst that confidence is sacrificed for deviant threatening others. Elevations in psychopathy also seem to prevent the anxiety inherent in preoccupation from rising [49,50]. This does seem to imply adaptive bolstering of attachment-based thinking, for human beings facing survival threats.…”

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Adaptive Psychopathy: The Quarantine Vector and Attachment

Mihailides¹,

Galligan²,

Bates³

2017

J Foren Psy

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This work extends the Directional Vector hypothesis of psychopathy theory into attachment theory. The tenets of the Adaptive Psychopathy hypothesis are developed within evolutionary psychology, which posits that birthright equips the human being with a psychopathic modular mind, in addition to the innate capacity to empathise. According to theory, territorial incursion by perceived 'predatory', invading morally deviant outsiders, elicits a survival threat, activating the psychopathic mind, resulting in elevations in state psychopathy levels. Extended to an attachment framework, territoriality over children and child-rearing practices implicates directional, quarantined psychopathy with protective care of offspring and with care of significant others. Five directional hypotheses were developed, one for each of the five-factors of the Feeney and Noller attachment measure, with significant implications for the Directional Vector hypothesis. Participants' confidence in their close loved ones did not change under the psychopathy induction, but their attachment confidence decreased for others who were moral deviants. Strong evidence of quarantining and directionality was observed, because psychopathy induction concurrently decreased attachment need for approval in one's close loved ones, whilst also increasing a sense that relationships are secondary. However, rousing territorial survival threat also reduced discomfort in close personal relationships, whilst stabilising attachment preoccupation. Findings suggest that increases in state levels of psychopathy, result in self-focussed, survival-based thinking, which has concurrent self-soothing effects of attachment cognition. Attachment processes for survival-based thinking converge with the psychopathy literature in a definable way. For normal range psychopathy, despite increased selffocus, a survival threat increases capacity for attachment intimacy, and preserves capacity for empathy. Results have implications for the hyper-activation hypothesis of attachment theory. Implications note that Directional Vectors for self and other, collapsed in current anxiety and avoidance measures, may run in varied or opposing directions. Thus, hyper-activation under psychopathy induction may preserve or even enhance attachment security, preventing disengagement strategies, whilst also preventing hyper-activation of anxiety. Implications are summarised under the Fortified Cognition hypothesis.

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Factor structure of the Psychopathic Personality Inventory (PPI): Findings from a large incarcerated sample.

Cited by 165 publications

References 55 publications

The Validity of the Psychopathic Personality Inventory—Revised in a Community Sample

The Validity of the Psychopathic Personality Inventory—Revised in a Community Sample

The construct of psychopathy in a Chilean prison population

Adaptive Psychopathy: The Quarantine Vector and Attachment

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