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Psychometric examination of the proposed specifiers for conduct disorder self-r...
Pechorro, Pedro; Bonfá-Araujo, Bruno; Baptista, Makilim Nunes; Nunes, Cristina; DeLisi, Matt; Salekin, Randall T.The Proposed Specifiers for Conduct Disorder (PSCD) is a promising novel scale that measures psychopathic traits and includes an additional conduct disorder factor that taps the antisocial dimension of psychopathy. The current study sought to broaden the application of PSCD by examining the factor structure, convergent and discriminant validity, and connections to delinquency in a young adult sample ( N = 450; ...
Psychometric examination of the prosocial behavior scale and its associations w...
Pechorro, Pedro; Pereira, Solange; Nunes, Cristina; DeLisi, Matt; Simões, Mário R.Prosocial behavior is altruistic conduct devoted to benefitting others, benefitting one’s community, and reinforcing conventional behaviors that serve a public good. The aim of the present study is to examine the psychometric properties of the Prosocial Behavior Scale (PBS) among male and female Portuguese youth participants (N = 559 youth, M = 16.51 years, SD = 1.07, range = 14–20 years). A two-factor intercor...
Callous-unemotional traits and pubertal development: Sex-specific effects on di...
Pueyo, Natalia; Navarro, José-Blas; de la Osa, Núria; Pechorro, Pedro; Ezpeleta, LourdesPurpose: This study aims to explore the effects of callous-unemotional (CU) traits on disruptive behavior during the ages of 11 and 12 while considering main and moderating influences associated with pubertal development (PD), distinguishing outcomes by sex. Methods: This longitudinal study of a Spanish community sample explores children at ages 11 (n = 447, M = 11.6, SD = 0.3) and 12 (n = 360, M = 12.8, SD = 0...
Can the dark core of personality be measured briefly, multidimensionally, and i...
Pechorro, Pedro; Bonfá-Araujo, Bruno; Marôco, J. P.; Simões, Mário R.; DeLisi, MattThe dark core of personality is a recent construct that encompasses the malevolent, antagonistic, and aversive side of human nature that represents the common inner core of dark personality traits. The aim of the present study is to develop a short, multidimensional, and invariant version of the dark core of personality D70 measure. Two samples of participants were used in the current study (N = 570, M = 35.42 ...
Screening for light personalities in Portugal: a cross-cultural validation of t...
Pechorro, Pedro; Baptista, Makilim N.; Bonfá-Araujo, Bruno; Nunes, Cristina; DeLisi, MatthewThe Light Triad of personality refers to three prosocial personality traits-Faith in Humanity, Humanism, and Kantianism-that promote the worth and dignity of other people, focus on ethical behavior and empathy, and confidence that other people are naturally good. The aim of the present study is to examine the psychometric properties of the Light Triad Scale (LTS)-Portuguese version. Our convenience sample consi...
Parenting Alliance Inventory (PAI): Psychometric properties in at psychosocial ...
Nunes, Cristina; Ayala-Nunes, Lara; Pechorro, Pedro; Dias, Mariana; Ferreira, Laura Inês; Martins, CátiaParenting alliance concerns the degree of cooperation between the caregivers regarding child-rearing. It is a key dimension for an adequate family functioning, particularly in at-risk families, who face increased challenges. This investigation aimed to validate and examine the psychometric properties of the Parenting Alliance Inventory (PAI), one of the most used measures to assess this construct, using a sampl...
Validation of the Conduct Disorder Screener among Portuguese youths
Palma, Victor Hugo; Pechorro, Pedro; Neves de Jesus, Saúl; Nunes, CristinaConduct Disorder (CD) may be related to persistent and severe delinquency behaviors in adolescence. It can last into adulthood and be a precursor to Antisocial Personality Disorder. Considering the strong consensus regarding the need for prevention and early intervention in youths with CD, due to the negative impact they have on society, the Conduct Disorder Screener (CDS) can fill a significant gap in quickly ...
Psychometric characteristics of Brief COPE in a sample of at-risk families
Nunes, Cristina; Ayala-Nunes, Lara; Martins, Cátia; Pechorro, Pedro; Emídio, Márcia; Ferreira, Laura Inês; Pérez-Padilla, Javier; Santos, RitaCoping strategies are a relevant construct for assessing the family context, particularly in families at psychosocial risk. This study aimed to analyze the psychometric characteristics and factor structure of the Brief COPE, which measures coping strategies. Participants were 116 parents (80% women, age average = 35.30 years) with dependent children who had an active case with Child Protective Services in Algar...
The four facets of the Psychopathy Checklist, Youth Version and recidivism: A m...
Braga, Teresa; Castro Rodrigues, Andreia de; Cruz, Ana Rita; Pechorro, Pedro; Cunha, OlgaThe present meta-analysis explored the predictive utility of the Psychopathy Checklist: Youth Version at the facet level, namely the relation between the interpersonal, affective, lifestyle, and antisocial facets with violent and general recidivism. We included data from 12 manuscripts and 16 independent samples drawn exclusively from longitudinal study designs. Only the lifestyle and the antisocial facets were...
Weinberger adjustment inventory Portuguese version: a study of cross-cultural a...
Pechorro, Pedro; Shircliff, Katie; DeLisi, Matt; Simões, Mário R.; Cyders, Melissa A.We examine the psychometric properties of the Weinberger Adjustment Inventory (WAI) from a modern psychometric perspective, including second-order models, better estimation of reliability, and measurement invariance, among a sample of young adults (N = 610, M = 21.33 years, SD = 3.09 years) from Portugal. Results indicated that only the four-factor intercorrelated confirmatory models of the WAI Distress and Res...