Psychopathy

Psychopathic traits alone don’t always lead to serious offending—but when combined with weak self-regulation, they may significantly raise the risk. A new study reveals how these factors interact to shape property crime patterns in adolescents already involved in the justice...

What if the roots of psychopathy could be traced in our blood? New research is looking beyond psychology and into our endocrine system. A new study suggests hormones like cortisol and testosterone may hold important clues to a person's manipulative...

A long-term study of incarcerated teens has found that psychopathic personality traits are linked to a greater risk of dying young. The findings suggest these traits may be more predictive of premature mortality than conduct disorder or substance use.

A new study shows that individuals with higher psychopathic traits are less likely to punish unfair behavior, especially when it costs them personally. The research suggests self-interest, not a lack of moral understanding, drives their reluctance to enforce social norms.

A new study suggests that people who are more resilient are less likely to develop psychopathic traits after experiencing childhood trauma. The findings highlight the protective role of resilience and its potential for reducing harmful personality patterns later in life.

Researchers found that voters’ authoritarian tendencies influenced how they judged the psychopathic traits of 2016 presidential candidates. Those high in authoritarianism were more likely to view Trump favorably and Clinton as psychologically disordered—and vice versa.

A new study sheds light on the brain processes behind learning deficits in people with psychopathic traits. Researchers found that antisocial, interpersonal, and affective traits each relate differently to how individuals respond to rewards, punishments, and environmental changes

A new study in Psychological Medicine found no evidence that violent offenders have impaired fear processing, but showed they are more likely to perceive ambiguous faces as angry.

A new study finds that early life experiences can influence whether people high in psychopathy engage in criminal behavior.

New research shows that head injuries in justice-involved youth are linked to more severe psychopathic traits, with substance use and cognitive problems playing a key role in the connection.

Neuroscientists have identified a link between psychopathic meanness and reduced brain activity during face perception.

New research finds that some men become more sexually aggressive after winning a competition—especially those with cold, dominant personality traits.

Reduced sensitivity to pain could be the key to understanding empathy deficits in individuals with psychopathic traits, a recent study suggests.

A study found no significant association between psychopathic traits and recall or recognition of emotional or neutral stimuli, suggesting that psychopathy does not impair general memory or preferential emotional memory processing in male inmates.