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Personality: dark traits and pathology

Levenson Self-Report Psychopathy Scale.

LSRP

What it measures
Psychopathy in non-institutionalized adults: Primary (16 items: callous, manipulative) and Secondary (10 items: impulsive, antisocial)
Length and format
26 items. 4-pt Likert (disagree strongly - agree strongly) (self-report questionnaire)
Language versions
Multiple: ES, IT, DE, BG (Bulgarian), ZH, etc.
Normative data
Normative data for this instrument is held in our reference library. The per-population breakdown is not published here.
Licence
public-domain / open

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Reference
Levenson, M. R., Kiehl, K. A., & Fitzpatrick, C. M. (1995). Assessing psychopathic attributes in a noninstitutionalized population. JPSP, 68(1), 151-158.

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