López-Romero, LauraCutrín Mosteiro, OlallaManeiro Boo, LorenaSalekin, Randall T.2022-03-232022-03-232022López-Romero, L., Cutrín, O., Maneiro, L. et al. Proposed specifiers for conduct disorder-short version (PSCD-SV): psychometric properties, concurrent correlates and parenting predictors. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev (2022)0009-398Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/10347/27711The present study aims to further examine the four-factor model of psychopathy in adolescence with a new alternate model for the assessment of psychopathic traits and conduct disorder (CD): The Proposed Specifiers for Conduct Disorder-Short version (PSCD-SV). Data were collected in a sample of 414 adolescents (49.2% females) aged 12–15 at the first assessment who were then followed-up 2 years later. Results supported the usefulness of the PSCD-SV to assess the broader construct of psychopathy showing good psychometric properties, including adequate reliability and validity, while accounting for all its dimensions. In addition, the study showed close associations between psychopathic traits and adolescent behavioral, emotional and psychosocial maladjustment. Finally, the findings elucidated the PSCD’s connection to parental support and psychological control, and reinforced the potential role of parenting practices as predictors that can act as mechanisms of change in the development of psychopathy. Overall, current findings shed light on conceptual and developmental models of psychopathy that may have implications for assessment, diagnostic classification, prevention, and intervention.eng© The Author(s) 2022. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this licence, visit http:// creat iveco mmons. org/ licen ses/ by/4. 0/PSCD-SVPsychopathic traitsConduct disorderParenting practicesAdolescenceProposed specifiers for conduct disorder-short version (PSCD-SV): psychometric properties, concurrent correlates and parenting predictorsjournal article1573-3327open access