Document Type
Thesis
Abstract
A growing rate of violence among adolescent females has led to an increased interest in gender differences associated with the assessment and development of psychopathy. This study utilized a sample of 100 youthful offenders, to examine the role of gender in the relation between various forms of childhood trauma and scores on the Psychopathy Checklist: Youth Version (PCL:YV). Correlations were found between certain forms of childhood abuse and elevated PCL:YV scores. Furthermore, gender appeared to alter the predictive power of proposed developmental risk factors commonly associated with psychopathy. The findings indicate possible discrepancies in developmental risk factors between genders. Implications for guiding intervention and treatment strategies are discussed.
Recommended Citation
Barese, Trevor, "Psychopathy and Adolescent Females: Does Gender Alter the Relation Between Childhood Trauma and PCL:YV Scores?" (2008). Psychology Theses. 17.
https://docs.rwu.edu/psych_thesis/17
