Psychometric properties of the Persian version of Triarchic Psychopathy Measure (TriPM) in Iranian university students and clinical samples
The Triarchic Psychopathy Measure (TriPM) assesses the Boldness, Meanness, and Disinhibition dimensions of psychopathy. This study evaluated the psychometric properties of the Persian TriPM in university students (n = 941, aged 18–67, Mage = 28.36, SD = 9.09; 39.1 % male) and a male clinical sample...
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| author | Mojtaba Elhami Athar Olivier F. Colins Sadeghi Dehcheshmeh Edris Morteza Azizi Ali Ebrahimi |
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| description | The Triarchic Psychopathy Measure (TriPM) assesses the Boldness, Meanness, and Disinhibition dimensions of psychopathy. This study evaluated the psychometric properties of the Persian TriPM in university students (n = 941, aged 18–67, Mage = 28.36, SD = 9.09; 39.1 % male) and a male clinical sample (n = 188, aged 18–65, Mage = 35.05, SD = 10.75) in Iran. Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling (ESEM) supported the original three-factor model only in the clinical sample, though with notable instances of poor item functioning (e.g., low loadings and high cross-loadings). In the students' sample, Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) identified a four-factor model: Leadership, Callousness, Impulsivity, and Antisocial which also fit in the clinical sample and demonstrated acceptable internal consistency across both samples. Furthermore, the Meanness and Disinhibition dimensions and their equivalent domains in the four-factor model yielded expected associations with external correlates in both samples. However, the Boldness and Leadership domains showed inconsistent associations with external correlates in the clinical sample, unlike the hypothesized correlations observed for Leadership in the student sample. Overall, findings highlight inconsistencies in the TriPM's alignment with the triarchic model of psychopathy and suggest a need for further refinement of the measure based on theoretical and empirical insights. We discuss directions for future research. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ad57995ae567455e9615b7a10df9692b2025-02-02T05:26:35ZengElsevierActa Psychologica0001-69182025-03-01253104761Psychometric properties of the Persian version of Triarchic Psychopathy Measure (TriPM) in Iranian university students and clinical samplesMojtaba Elhami Athar0Olivier F. Colins1Sadeghi Dehcheshmeh Edris2Morteza Azizi3Ali Ebrahimi4Darkmind Research Group, Tabriz, Iran; Corresponding author at: Darkmind Research Group, Tabriz, Iran.Ghent University, Faculty of Psychology & Educational Sciences, Department of Special Needs Education, H. Dunantlaan 2, B-9000 Gent, BelgiumDepartment of Clinical Psychology, School of Behavior Sciences, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of Psychology, Sarab Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sarab, IranDepartment of Clinical Psychology, School of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, IranThe Triarchic Psychopathy Measure (TriPM) assesses the Boldness, Meanness, and Disinhibition dimensions of psychopathy. This study evaluated the psychometric properties of the Persian TriPM in university students (n = 941, aged 18–67, Mage = 28.36, SD = 9.09; 39.1 % male) and a male clinical sample (n = 188, aged 18–65, Mage = 35.05, SD = 10.75) in Iran. Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling (ESEM) supported the original three-factor model only in the clinical sample, though with notable instances of poor item functioning (e.g., low loadings and high cross-loadings). In the students' sample, Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) identified a four-factor model: Leadership, Callousness, Impulsivity, and Antisocial which also fit in the clinical sample and demonstrated acceptable internal consistency across both samples. Furthermore, the Meanness and Disinhibition dimensions and their equivalent domains in the four-factor model yielded expected associations with external correlates in both samples. However, the Boldness and Leadership domains showed inconsistent associations with external correlates in the clinical sample, unlike the hypothesized correlations observed for Leadership in the student sample. Overall, findings highlight inconsistencies in the TriPM's alignment with the triarchic model of psychopathy and suggest a need for further refinement of the measure based on theoretical and empirical insights. We discuss directions for future research.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001691825000745TriPMBoldnessMeannessDisinhibitionPsychopathyFactor analysis |
| spellingShingle | Mojtaba Elhami Athar Olivier F. Colins Sadeghi Dehcheshmeh Edris Morteza Azizi Ali Ebrahimi Psychometric properties of the Persian version of Triarchic Psychopathy Measure (TriPM) in Iranian university students and clinical samples Acta Psychologica TriPM Boldness Meanness Disinhibition Psychopathy Factor analysis |
| title | Psychometric properties of the Persian version of Triarchic Psychopathy Measure (TriPM) in Iranian university students and clinical samples |
| title_full | Psychometric properties of the Persian version of Triarchic Psychopathy Measure (TriPM) in Iranian university students and clinical samples |
| title_fullStr | Psychometric properties of the Persian version of Triarchic Psychopathy Measure (TriPM) in Iranian university students and clinical samples |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psychometric properties of the Persian version of Triarchic Psychopathy Measure (TriPM) in Iranian university students and clinical samples |
| title_short | Psychometric properties of the Persian version of Triarchic Psychopathy Measure (TriPM) in Iranian university students and clinical samples |
| title_sort | psychometric properties of the persian version of triarchic psychopathy measure tripm in iranian university students and clinical samples |
| topic | TriPM Boldness Meanness Disinhibition Psychopathy Factor analysis |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001691825000745 |
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