This study examined how distinct dimensions of psychopathy shape behavioral, emotional, and physiological responses to social exclusion, a paradigm kn…

Antagonistic traits in prison may be shaped by informal hierarchies and instrumental social exchange, yet the mechanisms linking Dark Triad dimensions and gender differences remain under-specified ...

Although differences in EEG activity have been documented in externalizing individuals compared to controls, much less is known about whether EEG abno…

A four-factor model of psychopathy assessed via neural reinforcement sensitivity theory - Volume 9

Emotions are of utmost relevance for everyday life and the development and maintenance of psychological disorders. Emotion theories mainly describe emotions as generalisable experiences, whereas di...

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Adverse experiences in early life can have a significant impact across the lifespan, including maladaptive personality and violent behaviour. Treatment for violent behaviours is not always effectiv...

Previous research has separately explored the relationship between subjective emotional experience, psychophysiological activity and human motion; however, it lacks a comparative perspective investig...

Minimising childhood trauma in forensic settings can obscure assessment accuracy by producing false negatives. The Minimisation/Denial (MD) scale of t…

Increasing evidence from neuroimaging and neurophysiological studies points to structural, functional, and connectivity abnormalities in youths and ad…

Damage to the amygdala is associated with reduced empathic accuracy. However, Scheffer et al. show that patients with amygdala lesions are as motivated to

Empathy forms the basis of all human social interactions. Yet, most existing research neglects the social component of empathy and relies on questionnaires or artificial settings that fail to captu...

Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment - Psychophysiological reactivity has been a critical emphasis in the quest to understand the underlying mechanisms of psychopathy. The...

Although psychopathy has been widely studied within criminal justice contexts, its impact on society is rarely considered in public health contexts. Even so,...

IntroductionPsychopathic traits are characterized by pervasive emotional deficits, including diminished empathy and remorse, heightened impulsivity, and anti...

The willingness to engage in costly punishment of free riders (prosocial punishment) is crucial to foster group cooperation and understand public goods provision. While prosocial punishment is common ...

Affective and interpersonal features of psychopathy are considered hallmarks of the disorder. Ecological momentary assessment (EMA), which is well suited for ex...

Background Callous–unemotional (CU) traits identify youth with more severe and chronic trajectories of conduct problems. However, the etiology of CU traits may be heterogeneous, undermining the sear...

This study longitudinally investigates how individual and environmental factors predict thrilling perceptions of criminal behavior using a sample of 1009 justice-involved youth (ages 15–21) who were f...

Objective Psychopathy is associated with harmful behaviors in romantic relationships, but its causal effect on partner well-being remains elusive. Across two studies, we apply robust observational m...

Research has sought to understand the relationship among childhood maltreatment, maladaptive personality, and antisocial behaviors. However, most of the literature overlooks possible gender differences by using primarily male samples. The current study examined these relationships, focusing on the mediating role of personality dysfunction, in samples of women who are incarcerated (N = 200) and undergraduate students (N = 187). Correlations revealed moderate to strong associations among childhood trauma, personality psychopathology, and antisocial behavior (rs = .31-.66). The findings demonstrated a mediation pathway from childhood trauma to BPD (β = .37) and ASPD/psychopathy (βs = .25-.34) to antisocial behavior (βs = .35-.67). This study provides a comprehensive understanding of the associations among childhood trauma, personality psychopathology, and antisocial behavior. Additionally, it expands existing research by presenting a mediation model, demonstrating the role of personality dysfunction in mediating the relationship between childhood maltreatment and antisocial behavior in women.

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Maladaptive personality traits, including psychopathic traits, are inherently associated with interpersonal deficits and can undermine relationship quality. This study examined self‑ and partner‑re...

Emerging evidence supports that primary and secondary callous-unemotional (CU) variants show distinct physiological correlates, though prior research …

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Functional magnetic resonance imaging studies of conduct disorder (CD) have mostly been limited to males. Here, we examined whether male and female youths with CD showed similar or distinct alteration...

Three direct replication studies were conducted to investigate the association between psychopathy and self-construal. Participants were undergraduate college students who completed two comprehensive....