Psychometric Properties of the Clinical Assessment of Prosocial Emotions: Version 1.1 (CAPE 1.1) in Young Males Who Were Incarcerated

Beatriz Molinuevo*, Esther Martínez-Membrives, Vanessa Pera-Guardiola, Albert Requena, Noemí Torrent, Albert Bonillo, Iolanda Batalla, Rafael Torrubia, Paul J. Frick

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Abstract

The Clinical Assessment of Prosocial Emotions: Version 1.1 (CAPE 1.1) uses structured clinical judgments to diagnose the “with limited prosocial emotions” specifier for Conduct Disorder. This study examined (a) the internal consistency and interrater agreement, and (b) the convergent and divergent validity of the CAPE 1.1 in 72 young males who were incarcerated in two Spanish juvenile detention centers (age range = 14–22 years). The CAPE 1.1 showed good interrater agreement for making the diagnosis of the specifier and adequate internal consistency. The CAPE 1.1 was associated with other measures of callous–unemotional traits, but less consistently associated with other dimensions of psychopathy. Youth who met diagnostic criteria for the specifier scored higher on externalizing problems, but did not differ from other youth who were incarcerated on internalizing problems. These results provide preliminary support for the psychometric properties of the CAPE 1.1 for the clinical assessment of the specifier.

Original languageAmerican English
Pages (from-to)547-563
Number of pages17
JournalCriminal Justice and Behavior
Volume47
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 May 2020

Keywords

  • Clinical Assessment of Prosocial Emotions (CAPE 1.1)
  • callous–unemotional traits
  • juvenile delinquency
  • limited prosocial emotions

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