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An examination of the underlying trait structure of psychopathy: applications for screening and measurement
| dc.check.date | 10000-01-01 | |
| dc.check.embargoformat | E-thesis on CORA only | en |
| dc.check.entireThesis | Entire Thesis Restricted | |
| dc.check.info | Indefinite | en |
| dc.check.opt-out | Yes | en |
| dc.check.reason | This thesis is due for publication or the author is actively seeking to publish this material | en |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Hammond, Sean | en |
| dc.contributor.advisor | O'Sullivan, David | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Leahy, Patricia | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-01-23T11:30:19Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
| dc.date.submitted | 2013 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This thesis seeks to clarify the faceted organisation of psychopathy with a view to developing a comprehensive protocol for the assessment of core psychopathic personality traits. The framework developed will, as best as possible, be free of sample bias. The Self-and Informant-report Deviant Personality Screen (DPS) is introduced and a series of empirical studies are conducted to examine the psychometric properties and construct validity of these measures in general and offender populations. Findings from these studies provide strong support for the utility of the DPS scales for the appraisal of psychopathy across diverse population samples. In addition to this, the utility of cognitive based performance measures for the assessment of emotional deficits in psychopathy is evaluated. Results from this study suggest limited correspondence between these measurement techniques and self-report psychopathy measures. Finally, research conducted on offenders suggests that information obtained from DPS reports may be useful within a broad framework of risk assessment. Further empirical and theoretical implications of the research are discussed. | en |
| dc.description.status | Not peer reviewed | en |
| dc.description.version | Accepted Version | |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en |
| dc.identifier.citation | Leahy, P. 2013. An examination of the underlying trait structure of psychopathy: applications for screening and measurement. PhD Thesis, University College Cork. | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10468/1329 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | University College Cork | en |
| dc.rights | © 2013, Patricia Leahy. | en |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ | en |
| dc.subject | Psychopathy | en |
| dc.subject | Measurement | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Psychology, Pathological | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Antisocial personality disorders | en |
| dc.thesis.opt-out | true | |
| dc.title | An examination of the underlying trait structure of psychopathy: applications for screening and measurement | en |
| dc.type | Doctoral thesis | en |
| dc.type.qualificationlevel | Doctoral | en |
| dc.type.qualificationname | PhD (Arts) | en |
