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Levenson Self-Report Psychopathy Scale (LSRP) Test

Understand everyday psychopathic traits in about 5 minutes, including emotional coldness and impulsive irresponsibility. Fast, research-aligned results support screening, team risk insights, and behavior analysis.

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Questions: 265 minutes

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September 1, 2026

September 1, 2026
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How the Scales are Structured

example score

35/40

Secondary Factor (SF)

Measures the impulsive and emotionally reactive (secondary) aspect of psychopathic traits, including irresponsibility and risk-prone behavior.

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10 – 16: Low | 17 – 27: Moderate | 28 – 40: High

A score of 35 falls in the High range, suggesting a stronger tendency toward impulsivity, emotional instability, and difficulty with self-regulation compared to most people.

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34/64

Primary Factor (PF)

The Primary factor assesses heartless, self-focused, and manipulative interpersonal tendencies linked to low empathy and superficial charm.

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16 – 24: Low | 25 – 41: Moderate | 42 – 64: High

A score of 34 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting a noticeable but not extreme tendency toward self-serving, emotionally detached, and potentially manipulative interpersonal style.

example score

79/104

Psychopathy Scale (PS)

Assesses the overall severity of psychopathic personality traits, including callous-manipulative tendencies and impulsive irresponsibility in everyday functioning.

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26 – 42: Low | 43 – 66: Moderate | 67 – 104: High

A score of 79 falls in the High range, suggesting a stronger-than-average expression of callous/manipulative and impulsive traits relative to this scale’s scoring.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Self-insight seekers

41%OF USERS

People curious about their own empathy, emotional detachment, and impulsivity take it to understand their personality tendencies.

Psychology students and researchers

34%OF USERS

Students and researchers use it to measure psychopathic traits in non-clinical samples and compare results with published studies.

HR and team leaders

25%OF USERS

Workplace decision-makers take it to spot potential interpersonal risk factors and better understand team dynamics.

BASED ON AGGREGATED, ANONYMIZED DATA FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FREUDLY USERS.

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Secondary factor (Sf)

Average

23.4

Normal range

18 — 28.8

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Primary factor (Pf)

Average

44.7

Normal range

36.1 — 53.3

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Psychopathy Scale (PS)

Average

52.9

Normal range

42.8 — 63.1

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104

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

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- Somewhat disagree
- Somewhat agree
- Strongly agree
- Strongly disagree
- Somewhat disagree
- Somewhat agree
- Completely agree
- Strongly disagree
- Somewhat disagree
- Somewhat agree
- Strongly agree

These are 3 of the 26 real questions — the rest appear in the test. No sign-up needed to start.

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WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

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Levenson Self-Report Psychopathy Scale (LSRP) Test - Symptoms and Signs

psychopathy

This self-report measure assesses psychopathic personality features in nonforensic, community-based samples. The Levenson Self-Report Psychopathy Scale (LSRP) is designed for trait-level screening and research use rather than diagnostic classification.

It includes 26 items and typically requires about 5 minutes to complete. Item responses are used to estimate two broad dimensions commonly described as primary (callous, low-affect interpersonal style) and secondary (impulsive, irresponsible behavioral tendencies) psychopathy.

When used as intended, the Levenson Self-Report Psychopathy Scale (LSRP) can support individual difference research, program evaluation, or supplementary clinical formulation, with interpretation guided by the broader assessment context and appropriate psychometric standards.

Literature: Levenson, M. R., Kiehl, K. A., & Fitzpatrick, C. M. Assessing psychopathic attributes in a noninstitutionalized population. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 1995.; Miller, J. D., Gaughan, E. T., & Pryor, L. R. The Levenson Self-Report Psychopathy Scale: an examination of the personality traits and disorders associated with the LSRP factors. Assessment. 2008.; Brinkley, C. A., Schmitt, W. A., Smith, S. S., & Newman, J. P. Construct validation of a self-report psychopathy scale: does Levenson’s self-report psychopathy scale measure the same constructs as Hare’s psychopathy checklist-revised? Personality and Individual Differences. 2001.