Carlisi, Christina O;
Fielder, Jennifer C;
Knodt, Annchen R;
Romer, Adrienne L;
Hariri, Ahmad R;
Viding, Essi;
(2024)
Differential Mapping of Psychopathic Traits and General Psychopathology in a Large Young Adult Sample.
Journal of Personality Disorders
, 38
(6)
pp. 535-558.
10.1521/pedi.2024.38.6.535.
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Abstract
Psychopathy is a personality disorder characterized by affective-interpersonal features and an impulsive-antisocial lifestyle. Psychopathy commonly co-occurs with other forms of psychopathology, but current understanding of how behavioral features of psychopathy co-occur with, or are distinct from, other mental health problems is limited. In this study, we analysed data from a large sample of young adults to study the relationship between different facets of psychopathic traits and general psychopathology ("p"). Data were collected between 2010 and 2016 and included 1,324 U.S. undergraduate students (Mage = 19.7 years; 57% female). Linear regression models revealed that the antisocial facet of psychopathy was distinct from p, while the lifestyle facet was correlated with p and externalizing behavior. Interpersonal and affective facets were correlated with internalizing behaviors. Collectively, these findings suggest that psychopathic traits of severe, premeditated antisocial behavior are distinct from general psychopathology, whereas impulsive and uninhibited lifestyle traits are a shared feature of psychopathology.
Type: | Article |
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Title: | Differential Mapping of Psychopathic Traits and General Psychopathology in a Large Young Adult Sample |
Location: | United States |
Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
DOI: | 10.1521/pedi.2024.38.6.535 |
Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1521/pedi.2024.38.6.535 |
Language: | English |
Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions. |
Keywords: | psychopathy, p factor, young adults, structural equation modeling, antisocial behavior |
UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences > Clinical, Edu and Hlth Psychology |
URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10204060 |
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