Only a few studies have prospectively examined the utility of self-reported measures of psychopathic traits in predicting criminal behavior among forensic samples of female youth offenders. The main aim of this study is to compare the utility of two self-report measures of psychopathic-like traits in predicting criminal recidivism among a sample of incarcerated female youths. Participants (N = 76) from the three nation-wide Portuguese juvenile detention centers that admit female youths were followed over two years and prospectively classified as recidivists versus non-recidivists. Logistic regression models controlling for crime frequency and ethnicity revealed that neither the Antisocial Process Screening Device – Self-Report (APSD-SR) nor the Youth Psychopathic Traits Inventory (YPI) and their respective dimensions significantly predicted one- and two-year general recidivism and violent recidivism. Findings mostly suggest there are clear limitations in terms of the incremental utility of self-report measures of psychopathic traits in predicting criminal recidivism among incarcerated female juveniles.

只有少数研究前瞻性地研究了自我报告的精神病性测量指标在预测女青年罪犯法医样本中的犯罪行为时的效用。这项研究的主要目的是比较两种自我报告的精神病样性状在预测被拘留女性青年中的犯罪再犯中的效用。参加人数 = 76）来自三个全国性的葡萄牙青少年拘留中心，该中心承认女性青年被追踪了两年，并且有可能被分为累犯和非累犯。控制犯罪发生频率和种族的逻辑回归模型显示，无论是反社会过程筛查设备-自我报告（APSD-SR）还是青年精神病性状量表（YPI）以及它们各自的维度都不能显着预测一年和两年的一般累犯。暴力累犯。研究结果大多表明，就精神病性状的自我报告测度在预测被监禁女性少年的犯罪再犯方面的增量效用方面，存在明显的局限性。