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- Title
Psychometric Properties of the Original and Short Form of the Inventory of Callous-Unemotional Traits in Detained Female Adolescents.
- Authors
Colins, Olivier; Andershed, Henrik; Hawes, Samuel; Bijttebier, Patricia; Pardini, Dustin; Colins, Olivier F; Hawes, Samuel W; Pardini, Dustin A
- Abstract
This study examines the psychometric properties of the self-report version of the Inventory of Callous-Unemotional Traits in 191 detained female adolescents (M = 15.76, SD = 1.02). Evidence supporting the validity of the ICU scores was generally weak, largely due to poor functioning of the Unemotional subscale. Results from confirmatory factor analyses demonstrated support for a recently proposed shortened version of the ICU consisting of two subscales (Callousness and Uncaring). Both subscales showed acceptable to good internal consistency. This short-form version also improved criterion validity, though some issues regarding its convergent validity need further consideration. In conclusion, this study suggests that a short-form version of the ICU that includes a subset of the original items may hold promise as an efficient and valid method for assessing CU traits.
- Subjects
PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOLOGY of teenage girls; SCALE analysis (Psychology); CONFIRMATORY factor analysis; TEST validity; JUVENILE delinquency &; psychology; ANTISOCIAL personality disorders; EMOTIONS; FACTOR analysis; FORENSIC psychiatry; MYERS-Briggs Type Indicator; RESEARCH evaluation; SELF-evaluation; PSYCHOLOGICAL factors; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 2016, Vol 47, Issue 5, p679
- ISSN
0009-398X
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s10578-015-0601-8