Relationship between psychopathy, personality and human values in a prison sample

Relationship between psychopathy, personality and human values in a prison sample

Abstract Our aim was to understand to what extent the characteristics of psychopathy are correlated with personality traits and human values in a sample of imprisoned inmates. To this end, a total of 56 prisoners were evaluated, predominantly female (80.4%) with a mean age of 33.44 (SD=7.15). The fo...

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Hauptverfasser: Amorim-Gaudêncio, Carmen, Andrade, Josemberg Moura de, Esteves, Germano Gabriel Lima, Oliveira, Gustavo Roquete de, Carvalho, Eronyce Rayka de Oliveira, Braz, Lucas Felício Gil, Kossobudzka, Danuta Alessandra Danin
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract Our aim was to understand to what extent the characteristics of psychopathy are correlated with personality traits and human values in a sample of imprisoned inmates. To this end, a total of 56 prisoners were evaluated, predominantly female (80.4%) with a mean age of 33.44 (SD=7.15). The following instruments were employed: (1) Hare scale, (2) Human Values Questionnaire (BVQ), (3) Big Five Personality Traits Inventory (BFI-S) and (4) Demographic Questionnaire. Descriptive statistics and Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient were applied. The results indicated a positive correlation between a socially deviant/antisocial lifestyle (Factor 2) and the dimensions of neuroticism (r s =0.44; p
DOI:10.6084/m9.figshare.22638470