Psychometric Properties of the Psychopathy Checklist: Youth Version Among Portuguese Juvenile Delinquents

Pedro Pechorro; Ricardo Barroso; João Maroco; Rui Xavier Vieira; Rui Abrunhosa Gonçalves

doi:10.1177/0306624X14535558

Psychometric Properties of the Psychopathy Checklist: Youth Version Among Portuguese Juvenile Delinquents

Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2015 Nov;59(12):1322-37. doi: 10.1177/0306624X14535558. Epub 2014 May 29.

Authors

Pedro Pechorro¹, Ricardo Barroso², João Maroco³, Rui Xavier Vieira⁴, Rui Abrunhosa Gonçalves⁵

Affiliations

¹ School of Psychology,University of Minho, Braga, Portugal ppechorro@gmail.com.
² University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal.
³ Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada-Instituto Universitário, Lisboa, Portugal.
⁴ Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal.
⁵ School of Psychology,University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.

PMID: 24876633
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X14535558

Abstract

The main aim of the present study was to examine some psychometric properties of the Psychopathy Checklist: Youth Version (PCL:YV) among Portuguese juvenile delinquents. With forensic sample of 192 incarcerated male participants, the Portuguese version of the PCL:YV demonstrated promising psychometric properties of the three-factor model of youth psychopathy, internal consistency, convergent validity, concurrent validity, and retrospective validity that generally justify its use among Portuguese youths. Statistically significant associations were found with age of criminal onset, frequency of crimes, number of victims, and use of physical violence.

Keywords: Psychopathy Checklist: Youth Version (PCL:YV); assessment; juvenile delinquency.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Antisocial Personality Disorder / psychology*
Humans
Juvenile Delinquency / psychology*
Male
Portugal
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales*
Psychometrics