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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jul 24.
Published in final edited form as: Psychol Assess. 2011 Jul 25;24(1):88–100. doi: 10.1037/a0024703

Table 2.

Relations between Externalizing Spectrum Inventory (ESI) Composite Scores and Interview Assessed DSM-IV Disinhibitory Psychopathology Symptoms: Pearson Correlations and Regression Coefficients

ESI Total General Disinhibition Callous-Aggression Substance Abuse Model
Criterion Measure rzero-order rzero-order rzero-order / rsemipartial rzero-order / rsemipartial R
 Common Externalizing Factora .66 .54 .53 / .22 .57 / .31 .67
Adult Antisocial Behavior
 Total Symptom Count .54 .45 .47 / .20 .42 / .18 .53
 Unlawful Behavior .24 .22 .13 /−.05 .28 / .19 .29
 Deceitfulness .46 .39 .37 / .12 .36 / .16 .44
 Impulsivity .27 .22 .26 / .14 .20 / .09 .28
 Aggression/Hostility .19 .09 .21 / .21 .11 / .05 .23
 Disregard for Safety .32 .29 .25 / .06 .22 / .07 .31
 Irresponsibility .31 .31 .18 /−.06 .29 / .14 .34
 Lack of Remorse .22 .15 .27 / .22 .14 / .05 .28
Conduct Disorder
 Total Symptom Count .42 .30 .45 / .34 .34 / .19 .49
 Aggression Criteriab .32 .20 .38 / .33 .19 / .07 .40
 Property Destruction Criteriab .37 .29 .33 / .17 .35 / .21 .40
 Deceitfulness/Theft Criteriab .37 .28 .38 / .25 .25 / .10 .39
 Serious Rule Violation Criteriab .24 .14 .24 / .19 .28 / .23 .34
Substance Use Disorders (Symptoms)
 Alcohol Dependence .30 .30 .17 /−.07 .33 / .20 .37
 Nicotine Use Disorder .29 .22 .22 / .07 .27 / .17 .29
 Drug Dependence .57 .47 .33 /−.04 .62 / .43 .64

Note. n = 162. Bold font entries are significant at the p < .005 level.

Zero-order correlations ( rzero-order) reflect bivariate correlations for each ESI score and criterion measure. To index distinct contributions of Callous-Aggression and Substance Abuse scores to prediction of criterion measures after controlling for their mutual association with General Disinhibition, semipartial correlation coefficients ( rsemipartial ) from regression models incorporating all three ESI factors as predictors are presented alongside zero-order correlations.

Model R = multiple R from regression model incorporating scores on all three ESI factors (General Disinhibition, Callous-Aggression, Substance Abuse) as predictors of the criterion measure.

a

The common Externalizing Factor represents the shared variance amongst DSM-IV disinhibitory disorders (symptom counts) extracted via principal axis factor analysis.

b

Conduct Disorder symptom groupings based on categories of diagnostic criteria specified in DSM-IV-TR (APA, 2000).