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Assessment, Vol. 12, No. 4, 416-428 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/1073191105278740

Construct Validity of the Balloon Analog Risk Task (BART)

Associations With Psychopathy and Impulsivity

Melissa K. Hunt

University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Derek R. Hopko

University of Tennessee-Knoxville, dhopko{at}utk.edu

Robert Bare

University of Tennessee-Knoxville

C. W. Lejuez

University of Maryland-College Park

E. V. Robinson

University of Tennessee-Knoxville

To continue research assessing the validity of the Balloon Analog Risk Task (BART) as a measure of risk taking, the BART was administered to a nonforensic sample of individuals with varying levels of psychopathic characteristics. Construct validity of the BART was evaluated by measuring risk-taking behavior in relation to self-reported psychopathy, anxiety, psychophysiological data, and demographic variables. Supporting the construct validity of the BART, while controlling for variance accounted for by interrelated variables in the context of hierarchical regression analyses, higher self-reported psychopathy was significantly predictive of increased risk taking on the BART. Findings also revealed interesting gender differences in self-reported psychopathy and a trend for men to engage in riskier behavior. Limitations and research directions are presented.

Key Words: construct validity • antisocial behavior • BART • impulsivity • psychopathy • risk taking • SRP-II


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