Mieglich, Kate (2012) Exploring the Factor Structure of Juvenile Psychopathy in Three Self-Report Measures. Honours thesis, University of Southern Queensland. (Unpublished)
Abstract
The reported inconsistent factor structure of juvenile psychopathy, both in and across measures and samples, has brought the validity of this construct into question. The Adolescent Antisocial Attitudes Scale (AASAS) was recently developed to contribute to the exploration of the construct validity of self-report juvenile psychopathy assessments. This study examined the factor structure and construct validity of the AASAS in comparison to two currently accepted self-report juvenile psychopathy assessments, the Antisocial Process Screening Device (APSD) and Psychopathy Content Scale (PCS). Exploratory factor analyses were performed in a community sample of 105 participants. Results revealed a two factor model of the AASAS 20-item and APSD measure proved the best fit for this data. The similarity of factor structures of the AASAS 20-item and APSD provides evidence of construct validity for the AASAS. Comparison with the PCS was unable to be conducted and is recommended for future research.
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| Item Type: | Thesis (Non-Research) (Honours) |
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| Item Status: | Live Archive |
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| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Historic - Faculty of Sciences - Department of Psychology (Up to 30 Jun 2013) |
| Supervisors: | Suzanne Czech |
| Qualification: | Bachelor of Science (Honours) |
| Date Deposited: | 08 Oct 2025 02:06 |
| Last Modified: | 08 Oct 2025 02:06 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | juvenile ; psychopathy ; construct validity ; factor analysis |
| Fields of Research (2008): | 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences > 1799 Other Psychology and Cognitive Sciences > 179999 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences not elsewhere classified |
| Fields of Research (2020): | 52 PSYCHOLOGY > 5299 Other psychology > 529999 Other psychology not elsewhere classified |
| URI: | https://sear.unisq.edu.au/id/eprint/52580 |
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