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Looking After Number One: Associations Between Psychopathic Traits and Measures of Social Motivation and Functioning in a Community Sample of Males

Auteurs: Lucy Foulkes, Ana Seara-Cardoso, Craig S. Neumann, John S. C. Rogers, Essi Viding

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment | Uitgave 1/2014

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Abstract

Individuals with high levels of psychopathic traits do not typically form enduring bonds with others. However, few studies have documented the associations between psychopathic traits and social functioning. This study systematically explored associations between psychopathic traits and a number of measures characterising social/material goals, social beliefs and the need for belonging, providing a comprehensive assessment of aspects of social functioning associated with psychopathic personality traits. Additionally, a novel experimental vignettes task assessed the extent to which participants identified dominance in themselves and admired this trait in others. Community males with high levels of psychopathic traits appeared not to be motivated by meaningful, long-term relationships. Instead, they seemed to be motivated by goals relating to their own image and financial success. Additionally, these individuals admired dominance in others, but did not clearly identify this trait in themselves. Thus, this study is one of the first to empirically explore multiple areas of social functioning in relation to psychopathic traits, with a view to understanding the social motivations of individuals with high levels of these traits. The findings provide empirical evidence that individuals with high levels of psychopathic traits seem motivated to look after themselves, but not others.
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The more recent four-factor model of psychopathy can easily be viewed in terms of the traditional two-factor model (e.g. Hare and Neumann 2008). The latter model was chosen for the current study as it allows the study to be integrated with the wealth of literature using the Psychopathic Checklist-Revised (Hare 2003) and its two-factor conception of psychopathy.
 
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Metagegevens
Titel
Looking After Number One: Associations Between Psychopathic Traits and Measures of Social Motivation and Functioning in a Community Sample of Males
Auteurs
Lucy Foulkes
Ana Seara-Cardoso
Craig S. Neumann
John S. C. Rogers
Essi Viding
Publicatiedatum
01-03-2014
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment / Uitgave 1/2014
Print ISSN: 0882-2689
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3505
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10862-013-9381-2