Factor structure, psychometric properties, and proposal for a brief-form version of the Levenson Self-Report Psychopathy Scale: Validation in a court-referred partner-violent men sample

• DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2023.112183
• Publication Date: 2023-03-27T22:40:13Z
• Authors: Natalia Redondo; Román Ronzón-Tirado; Marina J. Muñoz-R...; Jose Luis Graña
• Keywords: Self-report study

Psychopathy has been widely studied among criminal populations. Most analyses address it in institutionalized populations, however, the present study examines psychometric properties of Levenson Self-Report Scale (LSRP) 642 court-referred partner-violent men serving suspended prison sentences. The confirmatory factor analysis confirmed two-factor structure (primary and secondary psychopathy) original scale. resulting scale was a brief-form version LSRP that presents satisfactory data terms internal consistency criterion validity, significant positive correlations with measures intimate partner violence (IPV), antisocial personality traits impulsivity. In known-groups meanwhile, psychopathy found to decrease age participants. this light, offers adequate reliability as an instrument measure primary