Testing for Sex Differences in the Nomological Network of the Triarchic Model of Psychopathy in Incarcerated Individuals

Sica, Claudio; Perkins, Emily R.; Joyner, Keanan J.; Caudek, Corrado; Bottesi, Gioia; Caruso, Maria; Giulini, Paolo; Ghisi, Marta; Patrick, Christopher J.

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“…Supplemental TableAshows associations between informant-rated triarchic traits and criterion variables for male and female prisoner subgroups; it can be seen that associations were similar in most cases. This accords with the finding of similar relations for self-report (TriPM) trait scores with study criteria across these subgroups, as reported bySica et al (2021).…”

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“…Future studies of this kind should explicitly assess how the extent of contact between prisoners and informant prison staff affects agreement across report modalities. Along similar lines, detailed demographic data were not available for the prisoners, preventing a more comprehensive look at potential moderators of the relationships observed in this study (apart from biological sex, as examined by Sica et al, 2021).…”

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“…How to cite this article: Lowman, K. L., Patrick, C. J., Perkins, E. R., Bottesi, G., Caruso, M., Giulini, P., & Sica, C. (2021). Evaluating the validity of brief prototype-based informant ratings of triarchic psychopathy traits in prisoners.…”

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Evaluating the validity of brief prototype‐based informant ratings of triarchic psychopathy traits in prisoners

Patrick

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Bottesi

et al. 2021

Behavioral Sci & The Law

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The validity of self‐report psychopathy assessment has been questioned, especially in forensic settings where clinical evaluations influence critical decision‐making (e.g., institutional placement, parole eligibility). Informant‐based assessment offers a potentially valuable supplement to self‐report but is challenging to acquire in under‐resourced forensic contexts. The current study evaluated, within an incarcerated sample (n = 322), the extent to which brief prototype‐based informant ratings of psychopathic traits as described by the triarchic model (boldness, meanness, disinhibition; Patrick et al., 2009) converge with self‐report trait scores and show incremental validity in predicting criterion measures. Self/informant convergence was robust for traits of boldness and disinhibition, but weaker for meanness. Informant‐rated traits showed incremental predictive validity over self‐report traits, both within and across assessment domains. These findings indicate that simple prototype‐based informant ratings of the triarchic traits can provide a useful supplement to self‐report in assessing psychopathy within forensic‐clinical settings.

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Evaluating the validity of brief prototype‐based informant ratings of triarchic psychopathy traits in prisoners

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“…Although the model fit and factor loadings were comparable when excluding versus including female participants, future studies of this kind should seek to include adequately balanced samples that can be appropriately evaluated for measurement invariance across sex. Pertinent to this point, Sica et al (2021) reported that high disinhibition in female offenders, compared to male offenders, was more strongly associated with substance use problems, self-harm frequency and versatility, and poorer ratings of behavior in prison. In light of these findings, it will be important to formally evaluate whether disinhibition (along with boldness and meanness) exhibits structural equivalency across female and male offenders.…”

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Latent variable model of triarchic psychopathy constructs in an incarcerated offender sample: Factor reliability and validity.

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Colpizzi³

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Psychological Assessment

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The triarchic model of psychopathy posits that three distinct trait dispositions—disinhibition, meanness, and boldness—contribute to the interpersonal, affective, and impulsive-unrestrained features of this condition and is represented to varying degrees in all conceptualizations and measures of psychopathy. Using data for incarcerated males (n = 273) and females (n = 83) from 10 different prisons in Italy, we specified a latent variable model of the triarchic trait constructs in which scale measures of disinhibition, meanness, and boldness composed of items from the following inventories served as indicators: Triarchic Psychopathy Measure, Psychopathic Personality Inventory–Revised, Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 Restructured Form, and NEO Five Factor Inventory. A correlated three-factor solution evidenced adequate model fit, with individual triarchic trait scales loading strongly onto their target factors. The model exhibited comparable fit and factor loadings when specified using data for males only, and its factors showed expected relations with pertinent criterion variables, including measures of normative personality and clinical dysfunction along with staff ratings of prison behavior and release prognosis. Extending prior research with nonclinical participants from the U.S., present study results demonstrate the viability of a latent variable model of the triarchic traits in an incarcerated offender sample from a separate culture (Italy). The significance of this work lies in the potential of the triarchic traits to serve as conceptual–empirical points of reference for integrating findings across studies of psychopathy employing diverse samples and assessment measures.

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“…As a secondary analysis, we also wanted to clarify the role of gender in moderating the relationship between psychopathy and IPV. For instance, whereas Fanti and Colleagues (2016) found no significant sex differences in the associations between triarchic traits and antisocial conduct in a community sample, another research on prisoners showed stronger associations for the disinhibition trait with substance use problems, self-harm, and staff ratings of prison misbehavior among females compared to males (Sica et al, 2021; see also Verona & Vitale, 2018). Hence, the role of such traits in IPV according to gender needs to be further explored.…”

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Triarchic Model of Psychopathy and Intimate Partner Violence: An Empirical Study on the Italian Community

Sica,

Caudek,

Bottesi

et al. 2023

J Interpers Violence

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Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a serious and recurrent phenomenon in many societies with severe physical and psychological consequences. In the present study, we aimed to explore the role of triarchic dimensions of psychopathy (disinhibition, boldness, and meanness) across gender in this occurrence. A questionnaire on inflicted (self) and experienced (partner) IPV and the Triarchic Psychopathy Measure were administered to a sample of 1,149 individuals from the Italian community. In general, self and partner IPV were moderately correlated. Bayesian regression analysis showed that disinhibition was positively correlated to both self and partner IPV (psychological and physical). In addition, boldness was negatively associated with perpetrated psychological IPV. Interactions by gender showed that meanness was positively related to perpetrated IPV in women (psychological and physical), whereas men with disinhibition features inflicted more physical violence than women. A high externalizing tendency (i.e., disinhibition) is therefore an important correlate of both perpetrated and reported IPV; moreover, boldness was associated with less psychological violence in general, whereas the effect of meanness depended on the gender of the individuals involved. Interestingly, the association between IPV and self-reported delinquent activities was low in magnitude (Spearman’s Rho around .20) suggesting limited overlap between these two constructs.

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Testing for Sex Differences in the Nomological Network of the Triarchic Model of Psychopathy in Incarcerated Individuals

Cited by 6 publications

References 94 publications

Evaluating the validity of brief prototype‐based informant ratings of triarchic psychopathy traits in prisoners

Evaluating the validity of brief prototype‐based informant ratings of triarchic psychopathy traits in prisoners

Latent variable model of triarchic psychopathy constructs in an incarcerated offender sample: Factor reliability and validity.

Triarchic Model of Psychopathy and Intimate Partner Violence: An Empirical Study on the Italian Community

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