Psychopathic Personality

Skeem, Jennifer L.; Polaschek, Devon L. L.; Patrick, Christopher J.; Lilienfeld, Scott O.

doi:10.1177/1529100611426706

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“…It has been reported (Skeem et al, 2011) that researchers generally agree that men display higher levels of psychopathy compared to women, and this has been observed with various psychopathy measures. Thus, the present findings were consistent with the literature on psychopathy.…”

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The Abbreviated Psychopathy Measure (APM): Two Pilot Studies of a Brief Measure of Psychopathy Traits

Semel¹

2018

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Two studies were undertaken to examine preliminary construct validity of a newly developed, abbreviated measure of psychopathy. The Abbreviated Psychopathy Measure (APM) is a 33-item inventory that is closely modeled on the Triarchic Psychopathy Measure (TriPM; Patrick, 2010), with a new and more parsimonious set of items. Analyses in Study 1 (N = 126) found that the Boldness, Meanness, and Disinhibition scales of the APM had high internal consistency reliabilities and were highly correlated with their counterpart scales on the TriPM. The APM Total score was very highly correlated with the TriPM Total score (r = .90). Each of the APM scales was also significantly correlated with a measure of Antisocial Intent. In Study 2 (N = 140), the APM was very highly correlated with the Total score of a 36-item version of the Levenson Self-Report Psychopathy Scale (LSRP; Levenson, Kiehl, & Fitzpatrick, 1995). Additionally, the APM scales were associated differentially with normal range personality variables associated with psychopathy (e.g., Boldness was robustly associated with Extraversion, Meanness was highly and inversely associated with Agreeableness, Disinhibition was robustly and negatively associated with Conscientiousness). The APM appeared to differ most significantly from the TriPM in that APM Boldness was moderately correlated with Meanness and Disinhibition. APM Boldness may capture a more maladaptive quality of boldness relative to TriPM Boldness through a greater emphasis on low harm avoidance or fearlessness in comparison to TriPM Boldness. The APM is potentially a promising brief measure of psychopathy; however, further study is needed to determine whether the moderately inter-correlated APM scales can distinguish among conceptually relevant constructs. Directions for future research are discussed.

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The Abbreviated Psychopathy Measure (APM): Two Pilot Studies of a Brief Measure of Psychopathy Traits

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2018

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“…First, students in law displayed higher levels of boldness than any other discipline examined. Although to our knowledge no studies explicitly examined psychopathic traits in law students, multiple studies based on anecdotal references support that highly psychopathic individuals tend to occupy various positions, such as lawyers, politicians, and businessmen (Mullins-Sweatt, Glover, Derefinko, Miller, & Widiger, 2010;Skeem, Polaschek, Patrick, & Lilienfeld, 2011;Skeem, Poythress, Edens, Lilienfeld, & Cale, 2003). Second, higher levels of disinhibition were found in participants studying in science.…”

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Using the Triarchic model of psychopathy to replicate ``Greed is good? Student disciplinary choice and self-reported psychopathy''

Bourbonnais¹,

Durand²

2018

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The present study is a replication of Wilson and McCarthy (2011) [Greed is good? Student disciplinary choice and self-reported psychopathy. Personality and Individual Differences, 51(7), 873-876]. We replicated the previous findings, supporting higher levels of primary psychopathic traits, as measured by Meanness, in commerce students in comparison to students from other disciplines. Our results also indicate that law students display higher levels of boldness than students from any other field, and that science students display higher levels of disinhibition than students in arts or social sciences.

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“…The concept of psychopathy refers to a specific cluster of traits and behaviors used to describe an individual in terms of pervasive dominating personality traits (Hare, 1999), however there are debates of what personality traits should reflect the construct and how psychopathy should be measured (Skeem et al, 2011). Signature traits of psychopaths are their self-centeredness, pathological lying, lack of empathy, lack of conscience, exploitative, parasitic lifestyle, impulsivity, narcissism, thrill seeking activities, being irresponsible, displaying antisocial traits and the pursuit of their desires above all others in a way that disregards the rights or feelings of others (Cleckley, 1941(Cleckley, , 1976Hare, 1991Hare, , 1999.…”

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Red Collar Crime

Perri¹

2015

IJPS

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Traditional viewpoints held by academic and non-academic professional groups of the white-collar crime offender profile(s) are that they are non-violent. Yet research has begun to unveil a sub-group of white-collar offenders who are violent, referred to as red-collar criminals, in that their motive is to prevent the detection and or disclosure of their fraud schemes through violence. This article is the first to discuss the origin of the red-collar crime concept developed by this author coupled with debunking white-collar offender profile misperceptions that have persisted for decades by offering current research on the anti-social qualities displayed by this offender group that predates their violence. Secondly, the article applies behavioral risk factors, such as narcissism and psychopathy, which contributes to our understanding of why some white-collar offenders may resort to violence while other white-collar offenders do not. Case analysis also draws upon gender distinctions, workplace violence and homicide methods used to illustrate that red-collar criminals are not an anomaly to ignore simply because they may not reflect the street-level homicides typically observed by society, investigated by law enforcement and studied by academia.

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Psychopathic Personality

Cited by 492 publications

References 445 publications

The Abbreviated Psychopathy Measure (APM): Two Pilot Studies of a Brief Measure of Psychopathy Traits

The Abbreviated Psychopathy Measure (APM): Two Pilot Studies of a Brief Measure of Psychopathy Traits

Using the Triarchic model of psychopathy to replicate ``Greed is good? Student disciplinary choice and self-reported psychopathy''

Red Collar Crime

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