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Identifying distinct profiles of impulsivity for the four facets of psychopathy

Identifying distinct profiles of impulsivity for the four facets of psychopathy

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Samuel J. West , Elena Psederska, Kiril Bozgunov, Dimitar Nedelchev, Georgi Vasilev, Nicholas D. Thomson, Jasmin Vassileva Published: April 14, 2023  https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0283866 Abstract Psychopathy comprises antagonistic personality traits and antisocial behaviors that are associated with critical outcomes for the individual and society (e.g., violent behavior). Since its inception, impulsivity has been theorized as a core feature of psychopathy. Research supports this assertion, yet psychopathy and impulsivity are both multifaceted constructs. As such, the associations commonly…

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General trust impedes perception of self-reported primary psychopathy in thin slices of social interaction

General trust impedes perception of self-reported primary psychopathy in thin slices of social interaction

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Joseph H. Manson , Matthew M. Gervais, Gregory A. Bryant Published: May 2, 2018 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0196729 Abstract Little is known about people’s ability to detect subclinical psychopathy from others’ quotidian social behavior, or about the correlates of variation in this ability. This study sought to address these questions using a thin slice personality judgment paradigm. We presented 108 undergraduate judges (70.4% female) with 1.5 minute video thin slices of zero-acquaintance triadic conversations among other undergraduates (targets:…

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Emotion Recognition and Perspective Taking: A Comparison between Typical and Incarcerated Male Adolescents

Emotion Recognition and Perspective Taking: A Comparison between Typical and Incarcerated Male Adolescents

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Larisa Morosan , Deborah Badoud, Alexandra Zaharia, Tobias Brosch, Stephan Eliez, Anthony Bateman, Patrick Heller, Martin Debbané Published: January 25, 2017 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0170646 Abstract Background Previous research suggests that antisocial individuals present impairment in social cognitive processing, more specifically in emotion recognition (ER) and perspective taking (PT). The first aim of the present study was to investigate the recognition of a wide range of emotional expressions and visual PT capacities in a group of incarcerated male…

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Troll story: The dark tetrad and online trolling revisited with a glance at humor

Troll story: The dark tetrad and online trolling revisited with a glance at humor

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Sara Alida Volkmer , Susanne Gaube, Martina Raue, Eva Lermer Published: March 10, 2023 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0280271 Abstract Internet trolling is considered a negative form of online interaction that can have detrimental effects on people’s well-being. This pre-registered, experimental study had three aims: first, to replicate the association between internet users’ online trolling behavior and the Dark Tetrad of personality (Machiavellianism, narcissism, psychopathy, and sadism) established in prior research; second, to investigate the effect of experiencing social…

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Social Cognition Deficits and Psychopathic Traits in Young People Seeking Mental Health Treatment

Social Cognition Deficits and Psychopathic Traits in Young People Seeking Mental Health Treatment

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Anita van Zwieten, Johanna Meyer, Daniel F. Hermens, Ian B. Hickie, David J. Hawes, Nicholas Glozier, Sharon L. Naismith, Elizabeth M. Scott, Rico S. C. Lee, Adam J. Guastella Published: July 4, 2013 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0067753 Abstract Antisocial behaviours and psychopathic traits place an individual at risk for criminality, mental illness, substance dependence, and psychosocial dysfunction. Social cognition deficits appear to be associated with psychopathic traits and are believed to contribute to interpersonal dysfunction. Most research investigating…

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White Matter Deficits in Psychopathic Offenders and Correlation with Factor Structure

White Matter Deficits in Psychopathic Offenders and Correlation with Factor Structure

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Sylco S. Hoppenbrouwers , Arash Nazeri , Danilo R. de Jesus, Tania Stirpe, Daniel Felsky, Dennis J. L. G. Schutter, Zafiris J. Daskalakis, Aristotle N. Voineskos Published: August 20, 2013 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0072375 Abstract Psychopathic offenders show a persistent pattern of emotional unresponsivity to the often horrendous crimes they perpetrate. Recent studies have related psychopathy to alterations in white matter. Therefore, diffusion tensor imaging followed by tract-based spatial statistics (TBSS) analysis in 11 psychopathic offenders matched to…

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Relations of Distinct Psychopathic Personality Traits with Anxiety and Fear: Findings from Offenders and Non-Offenders

Relations of Distinct Psychopathic Personality Traits with Anxiety and Fear: Findings from Offenders and Non-Offenders

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Steven M. Gillespie , Ian J. Mitchell, Rose-Marie Satherley, Anthony R. Beech, Pia Rotshtein Published: November 16, 2015 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0143120 Abstract Early descriptions of psychopathy emphasise fearlessness and a lack of nervousness or anxiety as key characteristics of the disorder. However, conflicting evidence suggests that anxiety may be positively correlated with some aspects of the psychopathy construct. This position may seem somewhat paradoxical when considered alongside impaired processing of fear related stimuli in psychopathic personality. The…

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Impact of Psychopathy on Moral Judgments about Causing Fear and Physical Harm

Impact of Psychopathy on Moral Judgments about Causing Fear and Physical Harm

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Elise M. Cardinale, Abigail A. Marsh Published: May 20, 2015  https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0125708 Abstract Psychopathy is a personality variable associated with persistent immoral behaviors. Despite this, attempts to link moral reasoning deficits to psychopathic traits have yielded mixed results with many findings supporting intact moral reasoning in individuals with psychopathic traits. Abundant evidence shows that psychopathy impairs responses to others’ emotional distress. However, most studies of morality and psychopathy focus on judgments about causing others physical harm….

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Morality, self-control, age, type of offence and sentence length as predictors of psychopathy amongst female incarcerated offenders in South Africa

Morality, self-control, age, type of offence and sentence length as predictors of psychopathy amongst female incarcerated offenders in South Africa

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Judite Danielle de Oliveira, Jacques Jordaan , Matthew Cronjé Published: March 28, 2024  https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0299847 Abstract There has been an increase in female incarcerated offenders nationally and internationally. Despite this trend, literature and research on female offenders remain limited compared to their male counterparts. Evidence of the relationship between certain personality disorders and offending behaviour has led numerous countries to prioritise identifying and assessing personality disorders among the offender population. Psychopathic personality traits may contribute to…

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