Table 4.
Factor Loadings and Model Fit Statistics: Four-Bifactor Model
| Item | g | Interpersonal | Affective | Lifestyle | Antisocial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #7 (false identity) | .63*** | .08** | |||
| #9 (enjoy scamming people) | .77*** | .03 | |||
| #10 (enjoy pushing people) | .72*** | .09*** | |||
| #15 (take advantage of others) | .75*** | .11*** | |||
| #19 (pretend to like people) | .58*** | .50*** | |||
| #23 (flattery) | .53*** | .77*** | |||
| #26 (people are easily fooled) | .65*** | .30*** | |||
| #3 (people are weak) | .53*** | .05* | |||
| #8 (enjoy watching fights) | .66*** | .53*** | |||
| #13 (do not keep in touch with family) | .57*** | −.11*** | |||
| #16 (cold-hearted) | .68*** | −.14*** | |||
| #18 (enjoy violent movies and sports) | .56*** | .53*** | |||
| #24 (do not feel bad about hurting others) | .68*** | −.06* | |||
| #28 (dump friends when not useful) | .66*** | −.20*** | |||
| #1 (rebellious) | .47*** | .43*** | |||
| #4 (thrilled by danger) | .52*** | .63*** | |||
| #11 (like doing wild things) | .48*** | .67*** | |||
| #14 (do not follow rules) | .68*** | .25*** | |||
| #17 (like to have sex with strangers) | .59*** | .12*** | |||
| #21 (do not learn from mistakes) | .65*** | −.03 | |||
| #27 (mouth off without thinking) | .65*** | .04* | |||
| #20 (have been convicted of serious crime) | .59*** | .65*** | |||
| #5 (have gotten money through trickery) | .69*** | .08** | |||
| #6 (have assaulted an officer or social worker) | .60*** | .56*** | |||
| #12 (have broken in to steal or vandalize) | .67*** | .42*** | |||
| #22 (carry weapon sometimes for protection) | .60*** | .36*** | |||
| #25 (have used threats) | .73*** | .49*** | |||
| #29 (have attacked someone intentionally) | .65*** | .51*** | |||
| χ2 Test of Model Fit | 2950.88, df = 322, p < .001 | ||||
| TLI | .94 | ||||
| CFI | .95 | ||||
| RMSEA | .06 | ||||
Note.
† p < .10
*
p < .05
**
p < .01
***
p < .001.
g= general psychopathy factor. df= degrees of freedom. TLI= Tucker-Lewis index. CFI= comparative fit index. RMSEA= root mean square error of approximation. The full items could not be reproduced here, because they are copyrighted by Multi-Health Systems, Inc. Instead, we refer to item numbers and provide a paraphrased indication of the item content within parentheses.