TRANSLATION, ADAPTATION AND VALIDATION OF YOUTH PSYCHOPATHY INVENTORY (YPI) - URDU VERSION

Abstract

The present study aimed to translate, adapt and establish the psychometric properties of youth psychopathy inventory - Urdu version. The study was carried out in two phases; in the first phase: translation and cross-cultural adaption was done and in the second phase, psychometric properties were established. The sample comprised of 1000 school going adolescents of grades 7 to 10. The sample was collected from government schools of two different cities: Lahore and Dera Ghazi Khan by using the cluster sampling techniques. The exploratory factor analysis of the scale revealed 49 items and six factors in Pakistani culture including manipulation (10 items), irresponsibility (11 items), grandiosity (8 items), unemotionality (6 items), thrill seeking and callousness (8 items) and remorselessness (6 items). The Cronbach’s alpha reliability of the overall scale was quite high (α = .80). Through split half reliability, scale was divided into half, first half had reliability of .61 and second had .69. Furthermore, study also revealed gender differences regarding the manifestation of psychopathic traits.