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Diagnostik psychopathischer Persönlichkeitszüge bei Straftätern

Interne Konsistenz und differenzielle Validität der deutschen Version des PPI-R im Maßregel- und Strafvollzug

Published Online:June 17, 2015https://doi.org/10.1026/1616-3443/a000286

Abstract

Das Psychopathic Personality Inventory Revised (PPI-R) wurde bisher anhand der Daten gesunder, nicht straffälliger Probanden validiert. Die vorliegende Untersuchung überprüft die Validität des PPI-R für Straftäterstichproben. Die PPI-R Werte von 152 männlichen Patienten des Maßregelvollzugs, 65 Strafgefangenen und 214 männlichen Studenten wurden verglichen. Es wurden Reliabilitätskoeffizienten sowie Korrelationen mit der PCL-R berechnet. Es ergaben sich gute Reliabilitätskoeffizienten in der forensischen und der Strafgefangenen-Stichprobe. Die forensischen Patienten unterschieden sich signifikant von der gesunden Gruppe im Gesamtwert des PPI-R. Der PPI-R Gesamtwert und die PCL-R sowie deren Faktoren korrelierten signifikant. Obwohl die Gütekriterien des PPI-R auch in Straftätergruppen repliziert werden konnten, legen die Ergebnisse die Verwendung spezifischer Referenzwerte nahe. Einschränkungen des Einsatzes im Rahmen von prognostischen Aussagen sind zu beachten.


Assessment of Psychopathic Traits in Criminals: Internal Consistency and Differential Validity of the German Version of the PPI-R in Forensic Inpatients and Prisoners

The Psychopathic Personality Inventory Revised (PPI-R) has so far only been validated in samples of healthy participants. This study investigates the validity of the PPI-R for the use in forensic populations. PPI-R scores of 152 male patients of forensic hospitals, 65 prisoners and 214 male students were compared. Reliabilities and correlations with PCL-R scores were calculated. We found satisfying reliability scores for the PPI-R in both criminal samples. The forensic patients significantly differed in the PPI-R total score from the student sample. The PPI-R total score significantly correlated with the PCL-R total score and factor scores. Although the test criteria of the PPI-R were replicated in criminal samples, the use of sample-matched norms is suggested based on these results. Restrictions for the use in the context of predictions have to be respected.

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