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

Scand J Psychol. 2007 Aug;48(4):299-312. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2007.00560.x.

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.

Publication types

  • Validation Study

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Antisocial Personality Disorder / diagnosis*
  • Antisocial Personality Disorder / epidemiology*
  • Child
  • Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mass Screening / methods*
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Psychometrics
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Surveys and Questionnaires*