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Personality: dark traits and pathology

Psychopathic Personality Inventory - Revised.

PPI-R

What it measures
Psychopathic personality traits; 8 content scales + 2-3 higher factors (Fearless Dominance / Self-Centered Impulsivity / Coldheartedness). Subscales incl. Machiavellian Egocentricity, Social Influence, Fearlessness, Stress Immunity, Rebellious Nonconformity, Blame Externalization, Carefree Nonplanfulness, Coldheartedness
Length and format
154 items. 4-pt Likert (false - true) (self-report questionnaire)
Language versions
Multiple: DE, ES, SV (Swedish), IT, NL, etc.
Normative data
No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.
Licence
copyrighted - commercial

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Reference
Lilienfeld, S. O., & Widows, M. R. (2005). Psychopathic Personality Inventory-Revised (PPI-R) professional manual. Lutz, FL: PAR.

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