This is the first study to test the psychometric properties of the self-report version of the Proposed Specifiers for Conduct Disorder (PSCD) in detained youth. The PSCD is a measure of the broad psychopathy construct, with grandiose-manipulative, callous-unemotional, daring-impulsive, and conduct disorder (CD) components. Participants (227 males) completed the PSCD along with other measures, including a diagnostic interview to assess Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.; DSM-5) CD. Results support the PSCD’s proposed hierarchical four-factor structure. Correlations with an alternate measure of psychopathy and symptoms of CD support the convergent validity of PSCD scores. PSCD scores showed positive associations with criterion variables of emotional and regulatory functioning, aggression, substance use, and school problems. Finally, PSCD scores were unrelated to anxiety and depression, supporting the PSCD’s discriminant validity. Findings indicate that the PSCD is a promising measure for assessing psychopathic traits in detained male adolescents, though its incremental validity is in need of further scrutiny.

这是第一项在被拘留青年中测试行为障碍拟定说明符 (PSCD) 自我报告版本的心理测量特性的研究。PSCD 是广泛的精神病态结构的量度，包括夸大-操纵、冷酷-冷漠、大胆-冲动和品行障碍 (CD) 成分。参与者（227 名男性）完成了 PSCD 以及其他措施，包括诊断访谈以评估精神障碍诊断和统计手册（第 5 版；DSM-5) 光盘。结果支持 PSCD 提出的分层四因素结构。与精神病和 CD 症状的替代测量的相关性支持 PSCD 分数的收敛有效性。PSCD 分数与情绪和调节功能、攻击性、物质使用和学校问题的标准变量呈正相关。最后，PSCD 分数与焦虑和抑郁无关，支持 PSCD 的区分效度。调查结果表明，PSCD 是一种很有前途的衡量被拘留男性青少年心理变态特征的措施，尽管其增量有效性需要进一步审查。