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AuthorLatzman, Robert D.
AuthorMegreya, Ahmed M.
AuthorHecht, Lisa K.
AuthorMiller, Joshua D.
AuthorWiniarski, D. Anne
AuthorLilienfeld, Scott O.
Available date2016-11-03T10:43:43Z
Publication Date2015-10-29
Publication NameBMC Psychology
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40359-015-0095-y
CitationLatzman RD, Megraya AM, Hecht LK, Miller JD, Winiarski DA, Lilienfeld SO. Self-reported psychopathy in the Middle East: a cross-national comparison across Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the United States. BMC Psychology. 2015;3:37.
ISSN2050-7283
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/4960
AbstractBackground The construct of psychopathy is sparsely researched in the non-Western world, particularly in the Middle East. As such, the extent to which the psychopathy construct can be generalized to other cultures, including Middle Eastern Arab cultures, is largely unknown. Methods The present study investigated the cross-cultural/national comparability of self-reported psychopathy in the United States (N = 786), Egypt (N = 296), and Saudi Arabia (N = 341). Results A widely used psychopathy questionnaire demonstrated largely similar properties across the American and Middle Eastern samples and associations between Five Factor Model (FFM) personality and psychopathy were broadly consistent. Nevertheless, several notable cross-cultural differences emerged, particularly with regard to the internal consistencies of psychopathy dimensions and the correlates of Coldheartedness. Additionally, in contrast to most findings in Western cultures, associations between psychopathy and FFM personality varied consistently by gender in the Egyptian sample. Conclusions These findings lend preliminary support to the construct validity of self-reported psychopathy in Arabic-speaking cultures, providing provisional evidence for the cross-cultural generalizability of certain core characteristics of psychopathy.
Languageen
PublisherBioMed Central
SubjectPsychopathy
Cross-national
Cross-cultural
Middle East
Five factor model personality
TitleSelf-reported psychopathy in the Middle East: a cross-national comparison across Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the United States
TypeArticle
Volume Number3


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