Comprehensive Misconduct Inventory (CMI – 50)
Author of Tool:
Paulhus, D. L.
Key references:
Williams, K., McAndrew, A., Learn, T., Harms, P., & Paulhus, D.L. (August, 2001). Dark Personalities: Anti-social behavior and entertainment preferences. Presented at meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco.
Williams, K.M., Paulhus, D.L., & Hare, R.D. (2007). The four facet structure of psychopathy in non-forensic samples. Journal of Personality Assessment, 88, 118-129.
Primary use / Purpose:
Assesses forms of misconduct, useful in predicting psychopathy.
Background:
The association between psychopathy and self-reported misconduct has been established in offender samples and non-offender samples. Psychopathy, as measured by the SRP-II, is the best predictor of all forms of misconduct included in the CMI. The 50-item Comprehensive Misconduct Inventory (CMI-50) instrument covers a wide variety of misbehaviors from mild to extreme. Factoring yields five clusters: Criminal Behavior, Driving Misconduct, Bullying, Drug & Alcohol abuse and Anti-Authority Aggression.
Psychometrics:
For information on psychometrics see: Williams, K.M., Paulhus, D.L., & Hare, R.D. (2007). The four facet structure of psychopathy in non-forensic samples. Journal of Personality Assessment, 88, 118-129.
Keywords:
Files:
Scale and Scoring Instructions
Web link to tool:
https://www2.psych.ubc.ca/~dpaulhus/Paulhus_measures/