Construção de um instrumento lúdico para avaliar emoções pró-sociais limitadas e psicopatia

Abstract

Psychopathy is characterized by a group of disruptive traits, described in the literature by a manipulative interpersonal style, shallow affect, impulsivity and a parasitic lifestyle. The extension of this construct for children and adolescents is the Limited Prosocial Emotions (LPE) or cold traits, which demonstrate a tendency to evolve during development, leading to the known psychopathic profile or characteristics related to Antisocial Personality Disorder. Among the instruments used in the assessment of psychopathy or LPE are the scales Dirty Dozen, Dimensional Clinical Personality Inventory (IDCP) and Levenson Self-Report Psychopathy Scale (LSRP). Despite the vastness of instruments that assess traits of psychopathy or LPE, there is a shortage of computerized instruments that assess these constructs. In addition, there is a lac in the literature of tests that assess cold traits in different age groups. Currently, the Emotional Stories Organization Test (ESOT or TOHE) is associated with these constructs, although it still does not have more specific items aimed to evaluating LPE and psychopathy. Therefore, the aim of this study was to develop a new version of TOHE focused on the specific investigation of LPSE and psychopathy traits across a broad age range. As part of the validity studies, the research observed participants' performance on the developed instrument compared to other measures assessing similar constructs. It was expected to find significant similarities in the scores of the tests used. The research results were favorable to the initial hypothesis, indicating evidence of construct validity for the new instrument.