The role of psychopathic personality traits in current psychological and physiological subclinical stress levels of forensic inpatients: a path analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 164-177
Author(s):  
Stefanie Maria Nigel ◽  
Judith Streb ◽  
Katharina Leichauer ◽  
Barbara Hennig ◽  
Stefanie Otte ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Path Analysis ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Psychopathic Personality ◽  
Stress Levels ◽  
Current Psychological

Differences in current psychological and physiological subclinical stress levels in forensic patients with psychopathic personality traits

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. S589-S589
Author(s):  
S. Nigel ◽  
J. Streb ◽  
K. Leichauer ◽  
B. Hennig ◽  
S. Otte ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Psychological Stress ◽  
Physiological Stress ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Psychopathic Personality ◽  
Forensic Patients ◽  
Stress Levels ◽  
Stress Experience ◽  
Competing Interest ◽  
Current Psychological

Stress and its associations with psychopathic traits have been widely studied. However, recent research suggests the distinction between psychological and physiological symptoms of subclinical stress experience. Possible differences regarding these two dimensions of stress and their relations to psychopathy factors have not been investigated yet. Hence, this is the first study on psychological and physiological subclinical stress levels of forensic patients with psychopathic personality traits. We expected to find distinct associations between stress dimensions and psychopathy factors. Therefore, we examined 164 forensic patients with a substance use disorder regarding their psychopathy scores and current stress levels, using the Psychopathy Personality Inventory (PPI) and the Subclinical Stress Questionnaire (SSQ). Our results indicate that only the experience of psychological stress and not physiological stress is predicted by psychopathy. More precisely, the psychopathy factor “Impulsive Antisociality” is a positive predictor of subclinical psychological stress symptoms, while the factor “Fearless Dominance” is a negative predictor. Thereby, gender has an influence as females are more likely to experience psychological and physiological stress. In conclusion, these results imply that forensic patients scoring high on the psychopathy factor “Impulsive Antisociality” experience high levels of psychological distress. This is in line with previous findings describing Impulsive Antisociality as a generally maladaptive trait manifesting in low adaptability and insufficient coping strategies.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

scholarly journals Bullying involvement and psychopathic personality: disentangling the links among college students

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 125
Author(s):  
Guilherme W. Wendt ◽  
Marli Appel-Silva ◽  
Alice P. Jones-Bartoli
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Social Influence ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Antisocial Behaviour ◽  
Good Deal ◽  
Psychopathic Personality ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Adolescents And Adults ◽  
Disruptive Behaviours

There is a good deal of research about the predictors of aggressive and antisocial behaviour in children, adolescents, and adults. Additionally, previous work has established a link between psychopathic personality and disruptive behaviours among youth, with clear links to bullying. However, little is known about the role of psychopathic personality traits in the manifestation of bullying in young adults. In order to shed additional understanding on the nature of the relationship between bullying and psychopathy, the current investigation proposes to compare psychopathic personality traits in relation to participants’ roles in bullying and to examine the relationships between bullying and psychopathy. The sample comprised here involves 273 college students (Mage=25.5; SD=6.1), who responded to measures of psychopathy and bullying behaviours. With the exception of Carefree Non-Planfulness, Fearlessness, Stress Immunity and Social Influence, all other psychopathic domains measured by the PPI-R-40 were positively correlated with victimisation (rrange=.07-.35). Higher self-reporting of bullying others was linked with higher levels of Blame Externalisation, Machiavellianism, Rebellion Nonconformity, Self-Centred Impulsivity factor, Social Influence, and total psychopathy (rrange=.08-.38). Significant differences between participants’ involvement with bullying for Blame Externalisation, Machiavellian Egocentricity, Rebellion Nonconformity, Social Influence, Total Psychopathy and Self-Centred Impulsivity factor. Implications of the study, along with limitations and directions for future research are discussed.

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