The implicit measurement of psychopathy

Pink, Jennifer, Snowden, Robert J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9900-480X and Gray, Nicola S. 2023. The implicit measurement of psychopathy. Journal of Research in Personality 103 , 104339. 10.1016/j.jrp.2023.104339

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Abstract

This study explored whether psychopathic traits might be measured using indirect or “implicit” measures. Three Implicit Association Tests, reflecting each domain of the Triarchic model of psychopathy: Boldness, Meanness and Disinhibition, were completed by mixed-gender, community-based samples (ns = 334, 376, 358). Each IAT demonstrated good internal reliability and showed concurrent validity. Associations with self-report scores on a validated explicit measure of Triarchic psychopathy exceeded those generally reported in the personality IAT literature. The IATs displayed discriminant validity, only correlating with their counterpart domain scores, predictive validity to some explicit measures of known correlates of psychopathy (e.g., aggression), and were robust to socially desirable responding. With further development, the IATs may be a useful research tool alongside self-report psychopathy measures.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Psychology
Publisher:	Elsevier
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	12 January 2023
Date of Acceptance:	2 January 2023
Last Modified:	02 May 2023 22:32
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/155815

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