ANT (Antisocial Features)
Definition
PAI clinical scale with three subscales (Antisocial Behaviors, Egocentricity, Stimulus Seeking); correlates substantially with PCL-R scores in forensic samples.
- Full name
- Antisocial Features scale (PAI)
- Subscales
- Antisocial Behaviors, Egocentricity, Stimulus Seeking
- Correlates with
- PCL-R scores in forensic samples
- Instrument
- Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI)
Common questions
Why does an examiner use both the ANT scale and the PCL-R rather than one alone?+
The PAI's ANT scale is self-report and screens broadly for antisocial traits, while the PCL-R is a structured interview and file-review instrument focused specifically on psychopathy, so the two draw on different data sources and the correlation between them supports, but does not replace, either measure.
What does the Egocentricity subscale of ANT add beyond the Antisocial Behaviors subscale?+
Antisocial Behaviors captures a history of rule-breaking and conduct problems, while Egocentricity targets the interpersonal callousness and self-centred orientation seen in psychopathy, giving the scale coverage of both behavioural and personality dimensions.
Related terms
- Base Rate (BR) Scoring
- MCMI-IV scoring system that replaces T-scores with prevalence-adjusted scores; BR 75 indicates trait elevation, BR 85 supports diagnostic inference.
- F-R (Infrequency-Revised)
- MMPI-2-RF over-reporting validity scale measuring endorsement of rare psychological content; elevation above T=80 raises concern about symptom exaggeration.
- FBS-R (Symptom Validity Scale-Revised)
- MMPI-2-RF scale developed to detect over-reported somatic and cognitive symptoms in personal-injury litigation; contested validity in traumatically injured genuine plaintiffs.
- Fp-R (Infrequency-Psychopathology-Revised)
- MMPI-2-RF over-reporting validity scale measuring endorsement of items rarely endorsed even by genuine psychiatric patients; stronger malingering indicator than F-r in forensic...
- L-R / K-R
- MMPI-2-RF under-reporting validity scales; L-r (Uncommon Virtues) and K-r (Adjustment Validity) detect unrealistically positive self-presentation.
- MAL (Malingering Index)
- PAI configuration-based supplementary index developed for forensic populations to detect feigned psychopathology; used alongside NIM and clinical scales.
- MCMI-IV
- Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory, Fourth Edition; 195-item instrument with base-rate scoring, aligned with DSM-5 personality disorder criteria.
- MMPI-2-RF
- Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2-Restructured Form; 338-item self-report instrument with 51 scales, the most researched personality measure in forensic psychology.
- NIM (Negative Impression Management)
- PAI primary over-reporting validity scale; T-scores above 73 typically raise concern about feigned psychopathology in forensic evaluations.
- PAI
- Personality Assessment Inventory; 344-item instrument with 22 non-overlapping scales, built on construct-validation strategy; NIM and supplementary indices detect over-reporting.
- RBS (Response Bias Scale)
- MMPI-2-RF supplementary validity scale predicting performance validity test failure; developed specifically to detect self-reported memory complaints inconsistent with objective testing.