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Two-, Three-, and Four-Factor PCL-R Models in Applied Sex Offender Risk Assessments

Christopher M. Weaver

University of California, San Francisco, christopher.weaver{at}UCSF.edu

Robert G. Meyer

University of Louisville

James J. Van Nort

Kentucky State Reformatory

Luciano Tristan

University of Louisville

The authors compared 2-, 3-, 4-factor, and 2-factor/4-facet Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R) models in a previously unpublished sample of 1,566 adult male sex offenders assessed under applied clinical conditions as part of a comprehensive state-mandated community notification risk assessment procedure. "Testlets" significantly improved the performance of all models. The 3-factor model provided the best fit to the current data, followed by the 2-factor/4-facet model. The 2-factor model was not supported.

Key Words: PCL-R • psychopathy • factor structure • sex offender assessment

Assessment, Vol. 13, No. 2, 208-216 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/1073191106287116
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