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- The Antisocial Personality Questionnaire (APQ) has proven reliable in assessing male offenders in psychiatric settings, and this study extends its use to a broader sample of 216 male and female offenders in Spanish prisons.
- The research examines the psychometric properties of the APQ and analyzes personality differences based on gender and crime type (violent vs. non-violent).
- Findings confirm the APQ's reliability, support Blackburn's structural model, and reveal a three-factor structure that aligns with Eysenck's model when items distinguishing between violent and non-violent offenders are factorized.
Article Abstract
The Antisocial Personality Questionnaire developed by Blackburn and Fawcett (1999) has shown adequate reliability and validity in studies of male offenders interned in psychiatric hospitals. This paper provides data on the APQ collected from a sample of offenders (males and females) without any diagnosed mental illness. The sample was made up of 216 offenders (108 males and 108 females) confined in Spanish prisons. We analyzed the psychometric properties of the instrument and we also examined differences in personality as a function of gender and type of crime (violent vs. non-violent). Results support the reliability of the APQ scales as well as the structure proposed by Blackburn. Additionally, we selected items that discriminate between offenders convicted for violent and non-violent crimes; when these items are factorized, a three-factor structure emerges, resembling Eysenck's model.
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