The reliability, stability, and predictive utility of the self-report version of the Antisocial Process Screening Device

Muñoz, L.C.; Frick, P.J.

doi:10.1111/j.1467-9450.2007.00560.x

The reliability, stability, and predictive utility of the self-report version of the Antisocial Process Screening Device

Muñoz, L.C.; Frick, P.J.

Authors

L.C. Muñoz

P.J. Frick

Contributors

LC Centifanti fmnv66@durham.ac.uk
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Abstract

The psychometric properties of the self-report version of the Antisocial Processes Screening Device (APSD; Frick & Hare, 2001), a rating scale developed to assess traits associated with the construct of psychopathy in youth, was tested in a sample of 91 non-referred young adolescents with an average age of 13.38 (SD = 1.75) at the initial assessment. The sample was recruited from a large community-wide screening, where youth with conduct problems and youth high on psychopathic traits were over-sampled. The sample was reassessed three times at yearly intervals. The self-report scores on the APSD showed moderate correlations with parent ratings of psychopathic traits, were moderately stable across 1–2 years, and showed significant correlations with measures of antisocial behavior both concurrently and predictively. One major weakness of the self-report ratings was the low internal consistency of the subscales, which were much lower than the internal consistency found on the parent report version of the scale.

Citation

Muñoz, L., & Frick, P. (2007). The reliability, stability, and predictive utility of the self-report version of the Antisocial Process Screening Device. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 48(4), 299-312. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9450.2007.00560.x

Journal Article Type	Article
Publication Date	Aug 1, 2007
Deposit Date	Aug 10, 2011
Publicly Available Date	Apr 24, 2014
Journal	Scandinavian Journal of Psychology
Print ISSN	0036-5564
Electronic ISSN	1467-9450
Publisher	Wiley
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	48
Issue	4
Pages	299-312
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9450.2007.00560.x
Keywords	Psychopathy, Reliability, Multiple informants, Longitudinal study, Antisocial behavior.

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This is the accepted version of the following article: Muñoz, L.C. and Frick, P. J. (2007), The reliability, stability, and predictive utility of the self-report version of the Antisocial Process Screening Device. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 48 (4): 299–312., which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9450.2007.00560.x.