Psychopathic personality features and risks for criminal justice system involvement among emancipating foster youth

Michael G. Vaughn, Christine Litschge, Matt DeLisi, Kevin M. Beaver and Curtis J. McMillen

Children and Youth Services Review, 2008, vol. 30, issue 10, 1101-1110

Abstract: Although there has been a surge of interest in the study of psychopathy among juveniles, few investigations have been initiated on non-correctional samples thus reducing the potential generalizability of findings. The current objective was to examine the construct of psychopathy in a community sample of 404 foster care youths transitioning out of care. To our knowledge, this is the first study to explore psychopathic personality traits among a foster care sample. In total, the models indicated that psychopathic personality traits measured by the PPI-SF Narcissism, PPI-SF Extraversion, PPI-SF Unemotionality, and PPI-SF Fearless-Nonconformity were significant yet inconsistent risk factors for diverse forms of criminal behavior and subsequent involvement with the criminal justice system.

Date: 2008
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