Heterogeneity of adaptive features among psychopathy variants.

Bronchain, Jonathan; Raynal, Patrick; Chabrol, Henri

doi:10.1037/per0000366

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“…The Elemental Psychopathy Assessment/EPA concept developed on the basis of the FFM (Lynam et al, 2011) does not explicitly indicate which of the basic features of psychopathy should be described as adaptive. However, among the four factors forming the structure of psychopathic personality-interpersonal antagonism, narcissism, disinhibition and emotional stability-the last one is most related to the indicators of positive adjustment (Bronchain et al, 2020). Similar conclusions could be based on data obtained in analyses conducted with HEXACO, which reveal a convergence of the boldness factor from the triarchic conception of psychopathy with personality measures of extraversion and emotional stability (Marcus et al, 2019;Collison et al, 2021).…”

Section: Adaptive Features Of Psychopathy In Classical and Contempora...supporting

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Concept of Psychopathic Positive-Adjustment Traits: A Brief Review of Theory and Research

Nowakowski

2022

RPsych

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Although psychopathy is commonly regarded as a disorder closely related to criminality, there is also increasing attention paid to its non-criminal form and the adaptive features of psychopathic personality. The aim of this article is to introduce the concept of psychopathic traits of good adaptation, both in light of the theoretical foundations of the construct and the empirical data. The article demonstrates the presence of such traits in classical and contemporary models of psychopathy, in the evolutionary approach, and in relation to the division into primary and secondary psychopathy. Furthermore, it reviews the studies on the prevalence of adaptive features of psychopathy in different professional groups. The attempt to operationalize the construct of psychopathic traits of good adaptation—the Durand Adaptive Psychopathic Traits Questionnaire (Durand, 2019)—is also discussed. Finally, the limitations of using the concept of adaptive traits of psychopathy are analysed.

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Section: Adaptive Features Of Psychopathy In Classical and Contempora...supporting

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Concept of Psychopathic Positive-Adjustment Traits: A Brief Review of Theory and Research

Nowakowski

2022

RPsych

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“…Psychopathy is a multifaceted construct with various manifestations depending on the specific phenotypic expression of traits (Bronchain, Raynal, & Chabrol, 2019;Hare, 1993). Prominent models of psychopathy attempt to articulate the various facets that define psychopathy (e.g., the Triarchic Model of Psychopathy; Patrick & Drislane, 2015).…”

Section: Characteristics Of 'Successful' and 'Unsuccessful' Psychopathsmentioning

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What makes a “successful” psychopath? Longitudinal trajectories of offenders’ antisocial behavior and impulse control as a function of psychopathy.

Lasko¹,

Chester²

2021

Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment

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Psychopathy is a considerable risk factor for violent behavior. However, many psychopathic individuals refrain from antisocial and criminal acts. The mechanisms underlying the formation of this 'successful' phenotype are uncertain. We tested a compensatory model of 'successful' psychopathy, which posits that relatively 'successful' psychopathic individuals develop greater conscientious traits that serve to inhibit their heightened antisocial impulses. To test this model, we examined the sevenyear longitudinal Research on Pathways to Desistance study of 1,354 adjudicated adolescents. Higher initial psychopathy was associated with steeper increases in general inhibitory control and the inhibition of aggression over time. This effect was magnified among 'successful' offenders (i.e., those who reoffended less). These findings support our compensatory model, suggesting that psychopathic individuals who develop greater self-regulatory control over their antisocial impulses become relatively more 'successful' than their less regulated counterparts. Moreover, our results speak to the importance of the Five-Factor Model for understanding psychopathy and the crucial role of conscientiousness in the form that psychopathic individuals take.

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“…Therefore, the heterogeneity of diverse features (e.g., adaptive traits, emotional stability, social anxiety, and so on) among psychopathy clusters should be explored (see Refs. [29,30]).…”

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“…On the other hand, some studies focused on adaptive traits or functions by psychopathic variants. For example, the primary group displayed the high level of leadership, logical thinking, focus, management, and money smarts, whereas the secondary group exhibited less adaptive psychopathic traits [30].…”

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Variants of psychopathic personality in Korean and UK incarcerated offenders: Using latent profile analysis and discriminant analysis

Reale

Lee²,

Sea

2021

Journal of Forensic Sciences

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Since the popularization of the Psychopathy Checklist‐Revised (PCL‐R), research on the construct of psychopathy has drastically increased. However, there has been little research examining the extent to which psychopathy varies across different cultures. This study is the first to use latent profile analysis to examine cultural variations in psychopathic traits between large samples of male inmates in Korean (n = 1102) and UK (n = 1316) prisons. Supplementary discriminate analysis was also used to validate the classification profiles and determine which items of the PCL‐R were most important in defining the differences or similarities between each of the classes in the two large samples. Based on the analysis, two variants of primary psychopathy could be distinguished in the Korean sample but not in the UK sample. Conversely, only secondary psychopathy was identified in the UK sample. This result was also confirmed by supplementary analysis, which verified classification accuracy and also provided structure matrixes listing the correlations between each PCL‐R item and the two discriminant functions. Our results point to the possibility of cultural differences in the structure of psychopathy and provide practical implications for clinical assessment and diagnosis.

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Heterogeneity of adaptive features among psychopathy variants.

Cited by 21 publications

References 30 publications

Concept of Psychopathic Positive-Adjustment Traits: A Brief Review of Theory and Research

Concept of Psychopathic Positive-Adjustment Traits: A Brief Review of Theory and Research

What makes a “successful” psychopath? Longitudinal trajectories of offenders’ antisocial behavior and impulse control as a function of psychopathy.

Variants of psychopathic personality in Korean and UK incarcerated offenders: Using latent profile analysis and discriminant analysis

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