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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Feb 13.
Published in final edited form as: Assessment. 2005 Sep;12(3):270–289. doi: 10.1177/1073191105277110

TABLE 1.

Results of Common Factor Analyses of Psychopathic Personality Inventory (PPI) Subscales

Eigenvalues > 1
Two Factors
Without Coldheartedness
PPI Subscale A B C A B A B
Impulsive Nonconformity .66 .43 −.04 .68 .38 .70 .37
Blame Externalization .64 −.18 −.17 .64 −.23 .63 −.26
Machiavellian Egocentricity .68 .14 .16 .68 .17 .67 .11
Carefree Nonplanfulness .56 −.07 .18 .53 .00 .53 −.07
Fearlessness .53 .60 −.03 .54 .54 .57 .55
Stress Immunity −.31 .74 .28 −.31 .85 −.25 .77
Social Potency .07 .62 .03 .09 .58 .11 .62
Coldheartedness .11 .12 .89 .07 .29

NOTE: Factor loadings greater than .4 are in bold.