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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Mar 21.
Published in final edited form as: Psychol Assess. 2010 Sep;22(3):638–649. doi: 10.1037/a0019780

Table 1.

Means and Standard Deviations for All IM–P Ratings

European
Americans
African
Americans
IM–P item M SD M SD
1. Interrupts .16 .41 .16 .42
2. Refuses to tolerate interruption .16 .43 .18 .46
3. Ignores professional boundaries .14 .40 .17 .48
4. Ignores personal boundaries .12 .37 .16 .46
5. Tests interviewer .18 .45 .23 .52
6. Makes personal comments .14 .43 .18 .50
7. Makes requests of interviewera .08 .31 .14 .40**
8. Tends to be tangential .70 .80 .70 .80
9. Fills in dead space .39 .62 .37 .61
10. Unusual calmness .51 .69 .57 .71
11. Frustration with avoiding argumenta .01 .12 .02 .16
12. Perseveration .58 .75 .50 .72
13. Ethical superiority .61 .72 .66 .75
14. Expressed narcissism .77 .79 .82 .77
15. Incorporates interview into stories .15 .43 .23 .55**
16. Seeking alliance .44 .63 .47 .71
17. Showmanship .40 .66 .37 .66
18. Angrya .22 .50 .21 .48
19. Impulsive answersa .45 .62 .54 .68**
20. Expressed toughness .42 .66 .36 .63
21. Intense eye contact .34 .60 .35 .64

Note. IM–P = Interpersonal Measure of Psychopathy (Kosson, Steuerwald, Forth, & Kirkhart, 1997).

a

Item not used in final model.

**

p < .01.