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  • Title: Criterion validity of the Holden Psychological Screening Inventory Social Symptomatology scale in a prison sample.
    Author: Book AS, Knap MA, Holden RR.
    Journal: Psychol Assess; 2001 Jun; 13(2):249-53. PubMed ID: 11433799.
    Abstract:
    The 36-item, self-report Holden Psychological Screening Inventory (HPSI; R. R. Holden, 1996) and the Psychopathy Checklist--Revised (PCL-R; R. D. Hare, 1991) were administered to 214 male, adult prison inmates in Canadian federal correctional facilities. The 12-item HPSI Social Symptomatology scale, a measure of antisocial behavior, demonstrated a large effect size in significantly differentiating between PCL-R-identified psychopaths and nonpsychopaths. HPSI scales not theoretically related to psychopathic behavior showed no such significant effects. Findings are interpreted as supporting the criterion validity of the Social Symptomatology scale and suggest that this brief, self-report screen has research and clinical merit.
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