Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration and Psychopathy: A Comprehensive Review
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is the physical, sexual, and psychological abuse of an intimate partner and is a widespread, international public health crisis. An important proximate risk factor for IPV perpetration is the presence of psychopathic traits but there has not been a systematic review o...
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Veröffentlicht in: | European psychologist 2020-04, Vol.25 (2), p.134-145 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Intimate partner violence (IPV) is the physical, sexual,
and psychological abuse of an intimate partner and is a widespread,
international public health crisis. An important proximate risk factor for IPV
perpetration is the presence of psychopathic traits but there has not been a
systematic review of the research linking psychopathic traits to IPV
perpetration. We identified 43 studies using 13,476 participants (9,024 men and
4,452 women) across 10 countries that met our search criteria that led to the
following conclusions. First, psychopathy was associated with IPV perpetration
with medium effect sizes, even after accounting for various distal and proximate
risk factors. Second, the different dimensions of psychopathy did not
consistently differ in their prediction of IPV perpetration. Third, within
individuals with a history of IPV perpetration, psychopathy did not relate to
the frequency or severity of partner violence. Fourth, a few studies have tested
the associations among child abuse, psychopathy, and IPV, with one study
reporting that the combination of child abuse and psychopathic traits led to
especially high risk for IPV perpetration. Lastly, we conclude by making
recommendations for how future research and interventions should consider
psychopathy to reduce the societal burden of IPV. |
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ISSN: | 1016-9040 1878-531X |
DOI: | 10.1027/1016-9040/a000397 |