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The current study aimed to examine the factor structure, measurement invariance, and construct validity of the parent-rated PSCD-SV (PSCD-SV-P) in Chinese preschool children.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A sample of Chinese preschoolers (\n                      <jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f559,\n                      <jats:italic>M<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:sub>age<\/jats:sub>\n                      \u202f=\u202f4.82,\n                      <jats:italic>SD<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f0.86, 46.7% girls) was drawn from two preschools in Guizhou Province through convenience sampling. The PSCD-SV-P and other criterion measures (i.e., CPTI and SDQ) were completed by the preschoolers\u2019 parents.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The CFA results generally supported both proposed first-order four-factor model and four-factor superordinate structure, and the MCFA further verified that the originally proposed first-order factor solution of PSCD-SV-P scores had scalar invariance across children\u2019s genders (i.e., boys and girls). Moreover, the PSCD-SV-P scores had acceptable internal consistency (i.e., McDonald\u2019s\n                      <jats:italic>\u03c9<\/jats:italic>\n                      , and MICs), the convergent and criterion validity of the PSCD-SV-P was supported by the expected relations with child psychopathy measures (i.e., CPTI), and psychosocial functioning of children (e.g., conduct problems, hyperactivity, and prosocial behavior).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The current study supports the utility of the parent-rated PSCD-SV in assessing psychopathic traits and CD among Chinese preschool children.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpsyg.2026.1775102","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,20]],"date-time":"2026-02-20T06:42:29Z","timestamp":1771569749000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["The parent-rated short version of the proposed specifiers for conduct disorder (PSCD-SV-P) in Chinese preschoolers: a psychometric evaluation"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Xiao-Sui","family":"Ge","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Teacher Development, Shaanxi Normal University","place":["Xian, China"]},{"name":"Institute of Education, Guizhou Normal University","place":["Guiyang, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Xing","family":"Su","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Psychology, Guizhou Normal University","place":["Guiyang, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jie","family":"Luo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Psychology, Guizhou Normal University","place":["Guiyang, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,20]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"151","DOI":"10.1016\/j.psychres.2019.05.046","article-title":"Executive function, attention, and memory deficits in antisocial personality disorder and psychopathy","volume":"278","author":"Baliousis","year":"2019","journal-title":"Psychiatry Res."},{"key":"ref2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"175","DOI":"10.1037\/pas0001302","article-title":"Proposed specifiers for conduct disorder (PSCD): further validation of the parent-report version in a nationally representative U.S. sample of 10- to 17-year-olds","volume":"36","author":"Bellamy","year":"2024","journal-title":"Psychol. 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