Is it the inventory, the meta-analysis, or the construct? Reply to the comments on Marcus, Fulton, and Edens.
Journal Article (Letter)
Replies to comments by Neumann et al. (see record 2013-01797-001), Patrick et al. (see record 2013-01797-002), Benning (see record 2013-01797-003), Lilienfeld (see record 2013-01797-004), and Blonigen (see record 2013-01797-005) on the original article by Marcus, Fulton, and Edens (see record 2011-23134-001). We wish to thank all of the authors for their thought-provoking and insightful comments about our meta-analysis. All of the comments addressed two of the major findings from our meta-analysis: (a) that the two factors of the Psychopathic Personality Inventory (PPI; Lilienfeld & Andrews, 1996; Lilienfeld & Widows, 2005), Fearless Dominance (FD) and Self-Centered Impulsivity (SCI), are orthogonal or weakly correlated; and (b) that FD was positively correlated with desirable traits indicative of psychological health (i.e., positive emotionality) and negatively associated with traits indicative of distress and psychopathology (i.e., negative emotionality; NEM). Where the commentators differed was in the meaning that they ascribed to this pattern of results.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Marcus, DK; Edens, JF; Fulton, JJ
Published Date
- January 2013
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 4 / 1
Start / End Page
- 89 - 90
PubMed ID
- 23339320
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1949-2723
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1037/a0027219
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States