Journal article
An empirical investigation of psychopathy in a noninstitutionalized and noncriminal sample
Behavioral sciences & the law, v 24(2), pp 133-146
Mar 2006
PMID: 16557617
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Abstract
This study examined the construct of psychopathy using the Psychopathy Checklist—Revised (PCL‐R) in 54 participants from the general population. To obtain a sample of community participants with psychopathic characteristics, participants were recruited using advertisements for a “personality study” that incorporated the characteristics of psychopathy in a nonpejorative manner. The methodology successfully recruited community participants with moderately elevated PCL‐R scores. Participants exhibited the personality features of psychopathy (Factor 1) to a greater extent than the behavioral features (Factor 2), which is consistent with the results obtained with the PCL‐R normative samples. Roughly 40% of the sample reported no history of involvement with the criminal justice system, yet these participants exhibited moderately elevated PCL‐R scores. Moreover, a sizeable portion of the noncriminal participants reported a substantial history of violent behavior. Comparisons of PCL‐R scores between participants with and without a criminal history suggest that these two groups differ in ways unrelated to criminal justice system involvement. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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- Title
- An empirical investigation of psychopathy in a noninstitutionalized and noncriminal sample
- Creators
- David DeMatteoKirk HeilbrunGeoffrey Marczyk
- Publication Details
- Behavioral sciences & the law, v 24(2), pp 133-146
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons, Ltd; Chichester, UK
- Number of pages
- 14
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences (Psychology)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000236870100002
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-33646265752
- Other Identifier
- 991014877994604721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Law
- Psychology, Applied