Adolescent psychopathic traits and adverse environments: Associations with socially adaptive outcomes
Kristopher J. Brazil,
Ann H. Farrell,
Abby Boer
et al.
Abstract:Researchers have suggested that psychopathic traits among adults may be, at least in part, an adaptive and/or a learned response for securing socially adaptive outcomes in adverse environments, but there is a lack of developmental evidence supporting this hypothesis among adolescents. Therefore, we examined the indirect links from self-perceived adverse environments (parental neglect, socioeconomic status, school competition, neighborhood violence) to evolutionarily relevant social outcomes (social power, dati… Show more
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