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Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment

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01-06-2025

B-Scan 360 Long Form: Deepening our Understanding of the Corporate Psychopath

Auteurs: Paul Babiak, Cynthia Mathieu

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment | Uitgave 2/2025

Abstract

Research on individuals with dark personalities in the work context has received much attention in the past ten years. However, one challenge remains: creating valid measures that focus on and capture the personality profile of those individuals with possible psychopathic features. The B-Scan 360 Long Form (LF) is a measure of psychopathy created for the workplace and used by others to describe a co-worker, an employee, or a supervisor. Two studies were conducted using online samples to assess the factor structure and validity of the instrument. Results indicated that B-Scan 360 LF facets were internally consistent and unidimensional. Confirmatory factor analyses supported a reliable fifteen facets and four-factor model consistent with the Psychopathic Checklist-Revised four-factor model of psychopathy. The B-Scan 360 LF showed similar patterns of association with FFM traits as other psychopathy measures. The B-Scan 360 LF correlated negatively with supervisor Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, and Emotional Stability. Correlations between the B-Scan 360 LF and Openness were positive. However, correlation between B-Scan 360 LF and Extraversion was non-significant. Although more research is needed to establish the validity of the B-Scan 360 LF, we believe these results show that it is a promising option to measure psychopathy in the workplace.

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Titel: B-Scan 360 Long Form: Deepening our Understanding of the Corporate Psychopath
Auteurs: Paul Babiak
Cynthia Mathieu
Publicatiedatum: 01-06-2025
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment / Uitgave 2/2025
Print ISSN: 0882-2689
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3505
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10862-025-10206-y

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