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Moretti, Marlene M.; Obsuth, Ingrid – Journal of Adolescence, 2009
Aggressive, violent and antisocial behaviour in children and adolescents is a growing concern across the globe. Targeting parent-teen relationships is critical in reducing problem behaviour. "Connect" is a manualized ten-week program for parents or alternative caregivers of at-risk teens that focuses on the building blocks of secure attachment:…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Child Rearing, Adolescents, Depression (Psychology)
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Penney, Stephanie R.; Moretti, Marlene M.; Da Silva, Kimberley S. – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2008
This study investigated the psychometric properties and predictive validity of three self-report scales (the Psychopathy Content Scale, the Psychopathy-16 scale, and the Egotistic scale) derived from the Millon Adolescent Clinical Inventory (MACI) to screen for the presence of psychopathic and narcissistic personality characteristics. Exploratory…
Descriptors: Predictive Validity, Factor Structure, Personality, Measures (Individuals)
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Lee, Zina; Klaver, Jessica R.; Hart, Stephen D.; Moretti, Marlene M.; Douglas, Kevin S. – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2009
There is considerable debate about the assessment of psychopathic traits in adolescence due in part to questions regarding the stability of traits. We investigated the 6-month stability of psychopathic traits in a sample of 83 male adolescent offenders using an augmented protocol for the Psychopathy Checklist: Youth Version and the self-report…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Adolescents, Males, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)