Fix Rebecca L, Fix Spencer T
Auburn University, United States.
University of North Carolina-Charlotte, United States.
Int J Law Psychiatry. 2015 Sep-Dec;42-43:183-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2015.08.024. Epub 2015 Aug 24.
Research focusing on individuals high on trait psychopathy remains limited. Higher trait psychopathy is associated with lower levels of emotional intelligence and increased participation in illegal behavior. Additionally, research has confirmed significantly higher levels of criminal thinking and lower levels of empathy in the incarcerated psychopathic population. However, the relationships between trait psychopathy and criminal thinking have not been researched in the community or college population. To test for such differences, questionnaires containing relevant measures were administered to 111 college students. Results indicated that higher levels of trait psychopathy were significantly related to less caring for others, intrapersonal understanding, and general mood, and greater interpersonal functioning and stress management. Furthermore, trait psychopathy was a strong predictor of violent, property, drug, and status offenses. Power-oriented criminal thinking was also predictive of violent behaviors, and entitlement predicted property offending. Results suggest emotional intelligence is important for predicting psychopathy, and trait psychopathy is a strong predictor of all types of illegal behaviors among the non-incarcerated population.
针对高特质精神病态个体的研究仍然有限。较高的特质精神病态与较低的情商水平以及参与非法行为的增加有关。此外，研究证实，在被监禁的精神病态人群中，犯罪思维水平显著更高，而同理心水平更低。然而，特质精神病态与犯罪思维之间的关系尚未在社区或大学生群体中进行研究。为了测试这种差异，向111名大学生发放了包含相关测量指标的问卷。结果表明，较高水平的特质精神病态与较少关心他人、缺乏人际理解和总体情绪低落显著相关，同时与更好的人际功能和压力管理相关。此外，特质精神病态是暴力、财产、毒品和身份犯罪的有力预测指标。以权力为导向的犯罪思维也能预测暴力行为，而权利感则能预测财产犯罪。结果表明，情商对于预测精神病态很重要，特质精神病态是未被监禁人群中各类非法行为的有力预测指标。
