Reliability and Validity of the Comprehensive Assessment of Psychopathic Personality—Self-Report—German Version (CAPP-SR-GV) in a German Non-Criminal Sample

Denis Köhler; Josephine Alexandra Boegel-Driessen; Jan Josupeit; Sarah-Joelle Issa-Keller; Romina Müller; Johannes Stricker

doi:10.3390/bs14090827

Behavioral Sciences (Sep 2024)

Reliability and Validity of the Comprehensive Assessment of Psychopathic Personality—Self-Report—German Version (CAPP-SR-GV) in a German Non-Criminal Sample

Denis Köhler,
Josephine Alexandra Boegel-Driessen,
Jan Josupeit,
Sarah-Joelle Issa-Keller,
Romina Müller,
Johannes Stricker

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Denis Köhler: Faculty for Social Sciences and Cultural Studies, University for Applied Sciences Düsseldorf, 40489 Düsseldorf, Germany
Josephine Alexandra Boegel-Driessen: Department of Clinical Psychology, Institute of Experimental Psychology, Heinrich Heine University of Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
Jan Josupeit: Faculty of Health and Nursing, University of Applied Sciences Gesundheit/Health Bochum, 44801 Bochum, Germany
Sarah-Joelle Issa-Keller: Ambulatorium Psychiatry and Psychotherapie Rüschlikon, 8803 Rüschlikon, Switzerland
Romina Müller: Department of Clinical Psychology, Institute of Experimental Psychology, Heinrich Heine University of Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
Johannes Stricker: Department of Clinical Psychology, Institute of Experimental Psychology, Heinrich Heine University of Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/bs14090827
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14, no. 9
p. 827

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The structure of psychopathy is conceptualized differently in various models and no consensus has yet been reached. This study aimed to further clarify psychopathy’s content and structure by validating the German Comprehensive Assessment of Psychopathic Personality—Self-Report (CAPP-SR). For this purpose, we used a sample of n = 458 participants. The CAPP’s six factors were replicated in an exploratory factor analysis. Further confirmatory analysis revealed recommendations for optimizing the CAPP. Thus, both an optimized version and the original CAPP-SR were examined. The construct validity of both versions was then examined using a different self-rating instrument for psychopathy, the Triarchic Psychopathy Measure. The implications of the findings and further research directions are discussed.

Published in Behavioral Sciences

ISSN: 2076-328X (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Philosophy. Psychology. Religion: Psychology
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/behavsci

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