Psychopathy

Psychopaths are not always violent or criminal; there is a growing focus on "successful psychopaths" who exhibit psychopathic traits but lead functional lives, challenging traditional views.

New research links high psychopathic traits in adolescents to a strong desire for social dominance, resulting in increased aggressive behavior and reduced prosocial actions. Addressing social dominance in therapy may improve interpersonal behaviors in these youths.

Individuals with pronounced dark personality traits, especially psychopathy and sadism, exhibit reduced startle reactions, according to two studies using electromyography. These findings, which shed light on the connection between personality and physiological reactions, were published in Scientific Reports.

A recent longitudinal study involving married couples in China found that a higher quality of marriage could reduce signs of psychopathy in both partners. The quality of their verbal communication may play a crucial role in this. The study was...

New research reveals that individuals with high psychopathic traits are more likely to prioritize greater overall benefit in moral dilemmas, even if it involves harm to others. The study, encompassing multiple measures of psychopathy, indicates that these individuals exhibit lower...

New research published in Biological Psychology explores the relationship between psychopathic fearlessness and low defensive cardiac reactivity. According to the new findings, women with high scores in the psychopathic trait of fearlessness tend to exhibit reduced heart rate changes when...

A news study has found that when leaders have heightened levels of the psychopathic trait known as dispositional meanness and are in positions that give them lots of power, their teams tend to perform worse. Teams under dispositionally mean leaders...

Different aspects of psychopathy are associated with different forms of aggression, according to new research published in Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment. The study also found that desiring power is associated with more physical aggression. The findings provide insights...

New research reveals that individuals with psychopathic traits struggle to accurately identify and connect with emotions conveyed in music. This finding adds to the growing understanding of the challenges faced by individuals with psychopathy in perceiving and experiencing emotions, extending...

People with higher levels of aggression and psychopathic traits are more likely to develop strong but imprecise beliefs about hostility, which then influence their behavior. The study, published in Translational Psychiatry, highlights the importance of understanding the cognitive processes underlying...

New research published in Heliyon explores the relationship between prenatal testosterone exposure and psychopathic personality traits. The findings indicate that there is a connection between prenatal testosterone exposure and increased egocentricity among men, but not among women. These results add...

New research published in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology investigates the relationship between psychopathic traits and parental practices and how they are affected by conduct problems. Three types of psychopathic traits were found to have unique relationships with parental practices, even...

A recently published study found that men with higher levels of psychopathic traits are more likely to engage in sexual coercion and exhibit suspicious jealousy in their romantic relationships. The study, which was published in the Archives of Sexual Behavior,...