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Overview

John F. Edens is affiliated with Texas A&M University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of psychology, with a specific focus on clinical psychology. Additional subfields include sociology and political science, experimental and cognitive psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and social psychology.

The scientist's work addresses a variety of topics, notably:

  • Psychopathy, forensic psychiatry, and sexual offending
  • Personality disorders and psychopathology
  • Suicide and self-harm studies
  • Mental health research topics
  • Personality traits and psychology
  • Stalking, cyberstalking, and harassment
  • Crime patterns and interventions

John F. Edens has contributed to multiple research articles, including the following recent publications:

  • Statement of concerned experts on the use of the Hare Psychopathy Checklist-Revised in capital sentencing to assess risk for institutional violence, 2020, Psychology Public Policy and Law
  • Latent variable modeling of item-based factor scales: Comment on Triarchic or septarchic?-Uncovering the Triarchic Psychopathy Measure's (TriPM) Structure, by Roy et al., 2020, Personality Disorders Theory Research and Treatment
  • The Personality Assessment Inventory in U.S. Case Law: A Survey and Examination of Relevance to Legal Proceedings, 2021, Journal of Personality Assessment
  • Taking "the boss" into the real world: Field interrater reliability of the Short-Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability: Adolescent Version, 2021, Behavioral Sciences & the Law
  • Personality assessment inventory (PAI) in forensic and correctional settings: A comprehensive review, 2024, Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

The frequent coauthors collaborating with John F. Edens are:

  • Jared R. Ruchensky
  • M. Brent Donnellan
  • Tiffany N. Truong
  • David DeMatteo
  • Stephen D. Hart

Several publication venues appear repeatedly in the scientist's body of work, namely:

  • Psychology Public Policy and Law
  • Personality Disorders Theory Research and Treatment
  • Journal of Personality Assessment
  • Criminal Justice and Behavior
  • Journal of Personality Disorders

Best Publications

  • Psychopathic, not psychopath: taxometric evidence for the dimensional structure of psychopathy.

    John F. Edens;David K. Marcus;Scott O. Lilienfeld;Norman G. Poythress Jr.

  • Psychopathic personality or personalities? Exploring potential variants of psychopathy and their implications for risk assessment

    Jennifer L Skeem;Norman Poythress;John F Edens;Scott O Lilienfeld

  • Assessment of ``Juvenile Psychopathy'' and Its Association with Violence: A Critical Review

    John F. Edens;Jennifer L. Skeem;Keith R. Cruise;Elizabeth Cauffman

  • Youth Psychopathy and Criminal Recidivism: A Meta-Analysis of the Psychopathy Checklist Measures

    John F. Edens;Justin S. Campbell;John M. Weir

  • The role of fearless dominance in psychopathy: confusions, controversies, and clarifications.

    Scott O. Lilienfeld;Christopher J. Patrick;Stephen D. Benning;Joanna Berg

  • Criterion-Related Validity of the Psychopathic Personality Inventory in a Prison Sample

    Norman G. Poythress;John F. Edens;Scott O. Lilienfeld

  • A Taxometric Analysis of Psychopathic Personality

    David K. Marcus;Siji L. John;John F. Edens

  • The time has come for dimensional personality disorder diagnosis

    Christopher J. Hopwood;Roman Kotov;Robert F. Krueger;David Watson

  • Does psychopathy predict institutional misconduct among adults? A meta-analytic investigation.

    Laura S. Guy;John F. Edens;Christine Anthony;Kevin S. Douglas

  • Risk for Criminal Recidivism: The Role of Psychopathy.

    Kevin S. Douglas;Gina M. Vincent;John F. Edens

  • Construct validity of the psychopathic personality inventory two-factor model with offenders.

    Christopher J. Patrick;John F. Edens;Norman G. Poythress;Scott O. Lilienfeld

  • Use of the Personality Assessment Inventory to assess psychopathy in offender populations.

    John F. Edens;Stephen D. Hart;Darryl W. Johnson;Judy K. Johnson

  • The two-factor model of psychopathic personality: Evidence from the Psychopathic Personality Inventory.

    David K. Marcus;Jessica J. Fulton;John F. Edens

  • Using the PCL-R to help estimate the validity of two self-report measures of psychopathy with offenders.

    Norman G. Poythress;Scott O. Lilienfeld;Jennifer L. Skeem;Kevin S. Douglas

  • Identifying subtypes among offenders with antisocial personality disorder: a cluster-analytic study.

    Norman G. Poythress;John F. Edens;Jennifer L. Skeem;Scott O. Lilienfeld

  • Are there ethnic differences in levels of psychopathy? A meta-analysis.

    Jennifer L. Skeem;Jennifer L. Skeem;John F. Edens;Jacqueline Camp;Lori H. Colwell

  • Prevalence of DSM-IV substance abuse and dependence disorders among prison inmates.

    Roger H. Peters;Paul E. Greenbaum;John F. Edens;Chris R. Carter

  • An Investigation of Primary and Secondary Psychopathy in a Statewide Sample of Incarcerated Youth

    Michael G. Vaughn;John F. Edens;Matthew Owen Howard;Shannon Toney Smith

  • Identifying inmates at risk for disciplinary infractions: a comparison of two measures of psychopathy.

    John F. Edens;Norman G. Poythress;Scott O. Lilienfeld

  • Construct validity and predictive utility of the stages of change scale for alcoholics.

    Frederick W. Willoughby;John F. Edens

  • BRIEF REPORTS Construct Validity of the Psychopathic Personality Inventory Two-Factor Model With Offenders

    Christopher J. Patrick;John F. Edens;Norman G. Poythress;Scott O. Lilienfeld

Frequent Co-Authors

Scott O. Lilienfeld
Scott O. Lilienfeld Emory University
Kevin S. Douglas
Kevin S. Douglas Simon Fraser University
Norman G. Poythress
Norman G. Poythress University of South Florida
Jennifer L. Skeem
Jennifer L. Skeem University of California, Berkeley
M. Brent Donnellan
M. Brent Donnellan Michigan State University
David K. Marcus
David K. Marcus Washington State University
Christopher J. Patrick
Christopher J. Patrick Florida State University
Leslie C. Morey
Leslie C. Morey Texas A&M University
Martin Sellbom
Martin Sellbom Monash University
Marcus T. Boccaccini
Marcus T. Boccaccini Sam Houston State University

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