Psychometric Properties of the Antisocial Process Screening Device in a Non-Clinical Sample of Turkish Children

2011-05-29
The aim of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Antisocial Process Screening Device (APSD; Frick & Hare, 2002) to be used with non-clinical Turkish samples. APSD is a 20-item scale that evaluates antisocial behaviors and the presence of psychopathic traits in children between 6-13 years of age. Study 1 was designed to check the internal consistency and test-retest and inter-rater reliabilities. Despite satisfactory test-retest and inter-rater reliability coefficients, the Cronbach alpha coefficients of the Callous Unemotional (CU) dimension were very low in all the three forms (parent, teacher, and combined). Study 2 was designed to check the internal consistency after conducting the revisions and also validity analyses, mainly by using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ; Goodman, 1997). Consequently, the Turkish version of APSD showed reliable and valid results to evaluate the psychopathic traits and antisocial behaviors of the children between 8-11 years of age in the non-clinical Turkish sample. (C) 2011 Published by Elsevier Ltd. Selection and/or peer-review under responsibility of the 2nd World Conference on Psychology, Counselling and Guidance.
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Citation Formats
C. E. Eremsoy, A. N. Karancı, and S. Kazak Berument, “Psychometric Properties of the Antisocial Process Screening Device in a Non-Clinical Sample of Turkish Children,” Antalya, TURKEY, 2011, vol. 30, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/30372.