1. The utility of self-reported psychopathic traits in predicting recidivism among a sample of incarcerated female youths.
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Pechorro P, Ray JV, Alberto I, and Simões MR
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- Adolescent, Female, Humans, Portugal epidemiology, Predictive Value of Tests, Psychological Tests, Psychopathology, Reproducibility of Results, Self Report, Criminal Behavior, Juvenile Delinquency psychology, Psychometrics instrumentation, Recidivism psychology
- Abstract
Only a few studies have prospectively examined the utility of self-reported measures of psychopathic traits in predicting criminal behavior among forensic samples of female youth offenders. The main aim of this study is to compare the utility of two self-report measures of psychopathic-like traits in predicting criminal recidivism among a sample of incarcerated female youths. Participants (N = 76) from the three nation-wide Portuguese juvenile detention centers that admit female youths were followed over two years and prospectively classified as recidivists versus non-recidivists. Logistic regression models controlling for crime frequency and ethnicity revealed that neither the Antisocial Process Screening Device - Self-Report (APSD-SR) nor the Youth Psychopathic Traits Inventory (YPI) and their respective dimensions significantly predicted one- and two-year general recidivism and violent recidivism. Findings mostly suggest there are clear limitations in terms of the incremental utility of self-report measures of psychopathic traits in predicting criminal recidivism among incarcerated female juveniles., Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest., (Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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- 2020
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