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Stability and Invariance of Psychopathic Traits from Late Adolescence to Young Adulthood.

Abstract

The current study examined the longitudinal stability and invariance of psychopathic traits in a large community sample of male twins from ages 17 to 23. Participants were assessed across six years to gauge the stability and measurement invariance of the Minnesota Temperament Inventory (MTI), a Cleckley-based measure of psychopathic personality traits, and how family functioning and externalizing behavior were linked to these traits. A latent variable approach was used to model the structure of the MTI and provide a statistical test of measurement invariance across time. The results revealed support for invariance and moderate to strong stability of the MTI factors, which showed significant associations with the external correlates in late adolescence but not early adulthood.

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    • Authors

    Neumann C, Wampler M, Taylor J, Blonigen DM, Iacono WG

    Institution

    University of North Texas.

    Source

    Journal of research in personality 45:2 2011 Apr pg 145-152

    Pub Type(s)

    JOURNAL ARTICLE

    Language

    ENG

    PubMed ID

    21572537