Assessing the validity of self-report of psychopathy short-form (SRP-SF) in incarcerated offenders from Chile and Uruguay

Psychopathy remains a relatively unexplored concept in Latin America. The abbreviated Self-Report Psychopathy Scale (SRP-SF) seems promising in this under-resourced context. However, the SRP-SF should be tested for measurement invariance to achieve meaningful comparison across countries in Latin Ame...

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Published in:International journal of law and psychiatry 2023-03, Vol.87, p.101867-101867, Article 101867
Main Authors: Trajtenberg, Nicolás, de Ribera, Olga Sánchez, Nivette, Amy, León-Mayer, Elizabeth, Neumann, Craig S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Antisocial Personality Disorder - psychology
Chile
Confirmatory factor analysis
Criminals
Humans
Male
Measurement invariance
Prison
Prisoners - psychology
Psychopathy
Self Report
Self-report psychopathy scale
Uruguay
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Summary:Psychopathy remains a relatively unexplored concept in Latin America. The abbreviated Self-Report Psychopathy Scale (SRP-SF) seems promising in this under-resourced context. However, the SRP-SF should be tested for measurement invariance to achieve meaningful comparison across countries in Latin America. Therefore the aims of this study were to examine the underlying factor structure of the SRP-SF in incarcerated adult male offenders from Uruguay (n = 331) and Chile (n = 208), to examine the measurement invariance of the SRP-SF across countries, and to assess the utility of SRP-SF to classify first time offenders from offenders with criminal history. Findings showed a good fit for the four-factor model in Uruguay, and both Chile and Uruguay showed invariance. Conversely, the Interpersonal and Affective factors were not associated with criminal history in the Uruguayan sample. Therefore, more studies are needed before using the SRP-SF as screening tool to classify first-time offenders and reoffenders in different countries in Latin America.
ISSN:0160-2527
1873-6386
DOI:10.1016/j.ijlp.2023.101867