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Comparative Study
. 2013 Apr;112(2):445-57.
doi: 10.2466/03.09.PR0.112.2.445-457.

The relationship between the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised and the MMPI-2: a pilot study

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Comparative Study

The relationship between the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised and the MMPI-2: a pilot study

Anita L Hansen et al. Psychol Rep. 2013 Apr.

Abstract

The goal of the study was to investigate the relationship between Hare's four-facet model of psychopathy and the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) in a forensic, culturally homogenous sample. 22 male prisoners from Bergen Prison participated. There was only a statistically significant negative zero-order correlation between the total PCL-R score and the score on the Depression scale of the MMPI-2. However, the results revealed that the four facets had different underlying correlates with negative affectivity. Overall, Facets 1 and 2 showed a tendency toward a negative relationship with the clinical scales on the MMPI-2, while Facets 3 and 4 had a positive relationship. Interestingly, partial correlations showed that Facet 4 of PCL-R was the only facet that correlated statistically significantly with the scores on the Psychopathic Deviate scale of the MMPI-2.

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