Rodriguez Samantha N, Gullapalli Aparna R, Tirrell Palmer S, Maurer J Michael, Egala Ugesh, Edwards Bethany G, Anderson Nathaniel E, Harenski Carla L, Decety Jean, Neumann Craig S, Kiehl Kent A
Department of Psychology, MSC03-2220 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA.
The Mind Research Network, 1101 Yale Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87106, USA.
Pers Individ Dif. 2023 Jan;200. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2022.111904. Epub 2022 Sep 24.
Men with elevated psychopathic traits have been characterized by unique patterns of nonverbal communication, including more fixed and focused head positions during clinical interviews, compared to men scoring low on measures of psychopathy. However, it is unclear whether similar patterns of head dynamics help characterize women scoring high on psychopathic traits. Here, we utilized an automated detection algorithm to assess head position and dynamics during a videotaped clinical interview (i.e., the Psychopathy Checklist - Revised [PCL-R]) in a sample of = 213 incarcerated women. PCL-R Total, Factor 1 (i.e., interpersonal and affective psychopathic traits), and Factor 2 (i.e., lifestyle/behavioral and antisocial/developmental psychopathic traits) scores were associated with a pattern of head dynamics indicative of a rigid head position. The current study extends analyses of nonverbal behavior studies in men to women and highlights how individuals with elevated psychopathic traits demonstrate unique nonverbal behaviors relative to individuals who score low on psychopathic traits. The implications and clinical value of these findings are discussed.
具有较高精神病态特质的男性具有独特的非语言交流模式，与精神病态测量得分较低的男性相比，他们在临床访谈中头部姿势更固定、更专注。然而，尚不清楚类似的头部动态模式是否有助于刻画精神病态特质得分高的女性。在此，我们利用一种自动检测算法，在对213名被监禁女性的样本进行录像临床访谈（即《精神病态量表修订版》[PCL-R]）期间评估头部位置和动态。PCL-R总分、因子1（即人际和情感精神病态特质）以及因子2（即生活方式/行为和反社会/发展性精神病态特质）得分与表明头部姿势僵硬的头部动态模式相关。当前研究将男性非语言行为研究的分析扩展到了女性，并突出了具有较高精神病态特质的个体相对于精神病态特质得分较低的个体如何表现出独特的非语言行为。我们讨论了这些发现的意义和临床价值。
