The Psychometric Properties of the Inventory of Callous-Unemotional Traits in an Undergraduate Sample

Autor/inn/en	Kimonis, Eva R.; Branch, Jessica; Hagman, Brett; Graham, Nicole; Miller, Cailey
Titel	The Psychometric Properties of the Inventory of Callous-Unemotional Traits in an Undergraduate Sample
Quelle	In: Psychological Assessment, 25 (2013) 1, S.84-93 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1040-3590
DOI	10.1037/a0029024
Schlagwörter	Factor Analysis; Validity; Personality Traits; Personality Problems; Psychometrics; Empathy; Undergraduate Students; Factor Structure; Correlation; Scores; Conceptual Tempo; Psychopathology; Antisocial Behavior + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Faktorenanalyse; Gültigkeit; Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Empathie; Faktorenstruktur; Korrelation; Psychopathologie
Abstract	In the present study, the psychometric properties and factor structure of the 24-item Inventory of Callous-Unemotional Traits (ICU) were tested in a sample of 687 college students. Results support a similar 3-factor structure to that identified in samples of youths, in whom this measure was previously validated. Correlations with external variables support the convergent and discriminant validity of the ICU total score and Uncaring and Callousness factor scores. The ICU was moderately to strongly correlated with the total score and the Coldheartedness and Self-Centered Impulsivity factors of the Psychopathic Personality Inventory-Revised, and the total score of Levenson's Self-Report Psychopathy Scale, and also predicted incremental variance in several external variables beyond these existing self-report psychopathy measures. Together, these findings suggest that with a few modifications, the ICU may hold promise as a brief self-report measure for assessing traits reflecting callousness and "meanness" in adults. High scores identified college students who tended to show antisocial tendencies consistent with diagnostic criteria for antisocial personality disorder, while also exhibiting low levels of empathy. Recommendations for future research with the ICU are discussed. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10