The factor structure and construct validity of the inventory of callous-unemotional traits in Chinese undergraduate students

Wang, Mengcheng; Gao, Yu; Deng, Jiaxin; Lai, Hongyu; Deng, Qiaowen; Armour, Chérie

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“…This is particularly true for the proactive aggression findings, which compared to forensic samples were considered low. However, these levels of proactive aggression are in line with university and community sample research [see [85][86][87][88]. Further, because the study involved a nonclinical sample, the measures were mostly self-report.…”

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Violence and aggression in young women: The importance of psychopathy and neurobiological function

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Kiehl

Bjork

2019

Physiology & Behavior

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Violence and aggression in young women: The importance of psychopathy and neurobiological function

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Kiehl

Bjork

2019

Physiology & Behavior

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“…However, a recent meta-analysis by Deng et al (2019) has noted that there remains a lack of evidence of the applicability of the ICU among non-European-American samples. Although there has been an attempt of validating the ICU among Chinese community samples (Wang et al, 2017b, 2019), little is known of the utility of the ICU in clinical settings in non-English-speaking delinquent populations.…”

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“…Furthermore, although the ICU was originally developed as a unidimensional measure of CU traits (an overarching CU factor containing three subfactors: unemotional, callousness and uncaring), this early proposed three-factor, as well as a three-factor bifactor model (Essau et al, 2006), received limited support in either community (Ciucci et al, 2014; Wang et al, 2017b, 2019) or delinquent samples (e.g., Kimonis et al, 2008) due to the poor overall fit of these models. Notably, the unemotional factor has been shown to have relatively poor psychometric properties, showing low reliability, poor factor loadings and inadequate correlations with external criteria (e.g., Essau et al, 2006; Kimonis et al, 2008; Byrd et al, 2013).…”

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“…The ICU-12 has two correlated factors: callousness (seven items) and uncaring (five items), and its validity and reliability were supported in a number of subsequent studies that used detained samples (e.g., Colins et al, 2016; Paiva-Salisbury et al, 2017). Two recent studies found that an 11-item model (ICU-11) which excluded the item, “I do not show my emotions to others” – the only item retained from the unemotional factor – achieved a better fit than the ICU-12 among Chinese-speaking samples using university students (Wang et al, 2017b) and community children (Wang et al, 2019). This is possibly due to the fact that expressing emotion is generally not encouraged in Chinese culture, thus resulting in the low discriminability of the item among Chinese populations.…”

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Assessing Callous-Unemotional Traits in Chinese Detained Boys: Factor Structure and Construct Validity of the Inventory of Callous-Unemotional Traits

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The Inventory of Callous-Unemotional Traits (ICU) was designed to evaluate multiple facets of Callous-Unemotional (CU) traits in youths. However, no study has examined the factor structure and psychometrical properties of the ICU in Chinese detained juveniles. The current study assesses the factor structure, internal consistency and convergent validity of the ICU in 613 Chinese detained boys. Confirmatory factor analysis results indicated that the original three-factor model with 24 items showed an unacceptable fit to the data, however, the 11-item shortened version of the ICU (ICU-11) with callousness and uncaring dimensions showed the best fit. Moreover, the ICU-11 total score and factor scores had good and acceptable internal consistencies. The convergent and criterion validity of the ICU-11 was demonstrated by comparable and significant associations in the expected direction with relevant external criteria (e.g., psychopathy, aggression, and empathy). In conclusion, present findings indicated that the ICU-11 is a reliable and efficient instrument to replace the original ICU when assessing CU traits in the Chinese male detained juvenile sample.

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“…Zhang et al developed and examined the psychometric properties of the Short-Form Inventory of Callous-Unemotional Traits (ICU, Essau et al, 2006, Chinese version of the ICU: Wang et al, 2017), which was designed to evaluate multiple facets of Callous-Unemotional traits in youths. The short form of the ICU with two factors and 11 items had the best model fit ICU in a Chinese male juvenile offender sample.…”

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2020

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Editorial on the Research Topic Scale Development and Score Validation Scale development and validation of scores is not a job to be taken on lightly. Development is a rigorous process which is based on item generation and content validation using expert feedback and pre-testing. In fact, it may take numerous iterations for the scale to be economically feasible and yet convey the appropriate construct. After the scale has been qualitatively developed, it goes through a rigorous quantitative examination to evaluate its score reliability and validation. This validation may include construct, concurrent, predictive, concurrent, and discriminant. For example, there are numerous techniques for evaluating construct validity such as using exploratory factor analysis (EFA) followed by confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) or using a structural equation model (SEM). Of course, determining the number of factors in an EFA can be quite a problem. Many researchers use the classic Scree test or Kaiser's eigenvalue-greater-than-1.0 technique. However, some studies suggest that these may not be the best techniques (e.g., Lloret-Segura et al., 2014). Other procedures have been developed that allegedly have better psychometric properties, such as Velicer's MAP, parallel analysis, Ruscio and Roche's CD technique, and Achim's NEST method. Another problem with validation is that the participants are often a single sample (usually college students), which can limit the generalizability of the findings even though cross-validation could still be used. However, we are beginning to witness questionnaires or scales translated into a variety of languages so that factor structures and factor scores become comparable. This cross-cultural work may aid in assessing measurement invariance. This Research Topic welcomed all types of empirical articles focused on the analysis of the psychometric properties of the measurement instruments in any psychological or social science area. A total of 107 authors contributed 22 articles to the Topic. These articles can be organized intro four issues: (1) Scale development with solid psychometric score validation techniques; (2) Cultural adaptation of developed scales (3) Validation of scores on developed scales, and (4) Invariance measurement of developed scales. SCALE DEVELOPMENT WITH SOLID PSYCHOMETRIC SCORE VALIDATION TECHNIQUES Gorostiaga et al. developed and examined the psychometric properties of the Entrepreneurial Orientation Scale (EOS) in a sample of undergraduate students. The EOS showed good

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The factor structure and construct validity of the inventory of callous-unemotional traits in Chinese undergraduate students

Cited by 35 publications

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Violence and aggression in young women: The importance of psychopathy and neurobiological function

Violence and aggression in young women: The importance of psychopathy and neurobiological function

Assessing Callous-Unemotional Traits in Chinese Detained Boys: Factor Structure and Construct Validity of the Inventory of Callous-Unemotional Traits

Editorial: Scale Development and Score Validation

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