Psychopathic Inclination Among Incarcerated Youth of Hazara Division Pakistan
Present study aimed at evaluating the psychopathic inclination among youth and finding the gender differences in psychopathy. An indigenously developed Psychopathy scale ( Urdu ) has been used in this study. Alpha reliability of the scale was .90. The study was conducted on 100 males (50 criminals a...
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| description | Present study aimed at evaluating the psychopathic inclination among youth and finding the gender differences in psychopathy. An indigenously developed Psychopathy scale ( Urdu ) has been used in this study. Alpha reliability of the scale was .90. The study was conducted on 100 males (50 criminals and 50 non-criminals) and 100 females (26 criminals and 74 non-criminals) using a convenient sampling technique from three districts of Hazara division: Haripur, Abbottabad, and Mansehra. Results confirmed that there is significant difference in psychopathic inclination of males and females; criminals differed significantly from the non-criminals. The study also paves way for further investigation in the field in Pakistan. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-16d5446426fb47d196714ab139f2e0772022-12-21T23:56:49ZengSAGE PublishingSAGE Open2158-24402016-09-01610.1177/215824401667155810.1177_2158244016671558Psychopathic Inclination Among Incarcerated Youth of Hazara Division PakistanSher Dil0Farhana Kazmi1Hazara University, Mansehra, PakistanHazara University, Mansehra, PakistanPresent study aimed at evaluating the psychopathic inclination among youth and finding the gender differences in psychopathy. An indigenously developed Psychopathy scale ( Urdu ) has been used in this study. Alpha reliability of the scale was .90. The study was conducted on 100 males (50 criminals and 50 non-criminals) and 100 females (26 criminals and 74 non-criminals) using a convenient sampling technique from three districts of Hazara division: Haripur, Abbottabad, and Mansehra. Results confirmed that there is significant difference in psychopathic inclination of males and females; criminals differed significantly from the non-criminals. The study also paves way for further investigation in the field in Pakistan.https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244016671558 |
| spellingShingle | Sher Dil Farhana Kazmi Psychopathic Inclination Among Incarcerated Youth of Hazara Division Pakistan SAGE Open |
| title | Psychopathic Inclination Among Incarcerated Youth of Hazara Division Pakistan |
| title_full | Psychopathic Inclination Among Incarcerated Youth of Hazara Division Pakistan |
| title_fullStr | Psychopathic Inclination Among Incarcerated Youth of Hazara Division Pakistan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psychopathic Inclination Among Incarcerated Youth of Hazara Division Pakistan |
| title_short | Psychopathic Inclination Among Incarcerated Youth of Hazara Division Pakistan |
| title_sort | psychopathic inclination among incarcerated youth of hazara division pakistan |
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