Cross-ethnic generalizability of the three-factor model of psychopathy: the Youth Psychopathic Traits Inventory in an incarcerated sample of native Dutch and Moroccan immigrant boys |
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| Authors: | Veen Violaine C Stevens Gonneke W J M Andershed Henrik Raaijmakers Quinten A W Doreleijers Theo A H Vollebergh Wilma A M |
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| Institution: | a Department of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, Utrecht University, The Netherlands;b School of Law, Psychology, and Social Work, Örebro University, Sweden;c Research Center Adolescent Development, Utrecht University, The Netherlands;d VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands;e Leiden University, Faculty of Law, The Netherlands |
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| Abstract: | BackgroundPrevious research provides support for the existence of the psychopathy construct in youths. However, studies regarding the psychometric properties of psychopathy measures with ethnic minority youths are lacking.MethodsIn the present study, the three-factor structure of the Youth Psychopathic Traits Inventory (YPI) was examined for both native Dutch youth (N = 158) and an ethnic minority group, Moroccans (N = 141), in an incarcerated adolescent population in the Netherlands.ResultsOur results showed that the three-factor structure of the YPI is comparable across an ethnic majority and an ethnic minority group in an incarcerated sample in the Netherlands. Moreover, associations between psychopathic traits and mental health problems were similar for both ethnic groups.ConclusionThe results support the cross-ethnic generalizability of the three-factor model of psychopathy as measured through the Youth Psychopathic Traits Inventory. |
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| Keywords: | Psychopathy Juvenile delinquents Ethnic differences Factor structure |
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