Curci Antonietta, Cabras Cristina, Lanciano Tiziana, Soleti Emanuela, Raccis Carla
Department of Education, Psychology Communication, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy.
Department of Education, Psychology and Philosophy, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
Psychiatr Psychol Law. 2016 Jul 27;24(1):139-151. doi: 10.1080/13218719.2016.1196642. eCollection 2017.
This study aims to investigate the role of ability emotional intelligence (EI) in predicting criminal behavior from a life-span perspective, over and above psychopathy. Psychopathic individuals are characterized by a deviant lifestyle and an inability to regulate emotion. A sample of 29 male inmates was administered the Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations (CISS), the Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire (BPAQ), the Psychopathy Checklist - Revised (PCL-R), the Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT), and five dichotomous items that are converged into the Criminal Behavior Index (CBI). Correlation analysis showed a complex pattern of relationships among the variables. The MSCEIT Experiential area of EI together with CISS Emotion-oriented Coping and PCL-R Social Deviance are found to significantly predict the CBI. The results offer promising findings for the assessment of the relationship between personality traits, emotional abilities and criminal behavior across the life span. Furthermore, the results suggest that EI is an important feature for implementing prevention programs of criminal behavior and recidivism.
本研究旨在从毕生发展的视角，探讨能力型情商（EI）在预测犯罪行为方面的作用，该作用独立于心理变态因素之外。心理变态个体的特征是生活方式异常且无法调节情绪。对29名男性囚犯样本进行了应激情境应对量表（CISS）、布斯-佩里攻击性问卷（BPAQ）、修订版心理变态检查表（PCL-R）、梅耶-萨洛维-卡鲁索情商测试（MSCEIT），以及五个汇总为犯罪行为指数（CBI）的二分项目测试。相关分析显示了变量之间复杂的关系模式。发现EI的MSCEIT体验领域与CISS情绪导向应对方式以及PCL-R社会偏差显著预测CBI。研究结果为评估毕生发展过程中人格特质、情绪能力与犯罪行为之间的关系提供了有前景的发现。此外，结果表明EI是实施犯罪行为和累犯预防计划的一个重要特征。
