The implicit measurement of psychopathy

Pink, Jennifer; Snowden, Robert Jefferson; Gray, Nicola S.

doi:10.1016/j.jrp.2023.104339

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“…Implicit measures are assumed to look at early automatic evaluations of attitude objects (e.g., violence). In the context of psychopathy, it has been suggested that some aspects of behavior may be better explained because of controlled processes (more likely to be assessed by explicit measures) while other aspects of behavior may be better characterized as the result of automatic responses (more likely to be assessed by implicit measures) [47]. Therefore, our results support the claim that CU traits are mostly associated with premeditated violent behavior [4], suggesting that CU traits may not be a strong predictor of spontaneous aggressive reactions (which are more likely to be assessed/predicted by implicit measures).…”

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Exploring the Relationship between Callous-Unemotional Traits and Implicit Attitudes toward Violence

et al. 2023

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Past research has associated callous-unemotional traits (CU) in young people with serious conduct problems and antisocial behavior. However, whether CU traits influence implicit attitudes toward violence remains largely unexplored. We assess this hypothesis in two independent samples: a sample of youth with no criminal records (Study 1, N = 86), and in a sample of young offenders (Study 2, N = 61). Both groups were not compared due to theoretical (very different demographics) and statistical reasons (the total sample was insufficient to be able to reach the statistical power required in the comparison of both groups). Further, we use an implicit procedure to examine whether CU traits modulate wanting for violent stimuli. Across two samples of youth, we found little evidence of an association between CU traits and implicit violent cognition. In youth with no criminal records, implicit attitudes toward violence were related to the unemotional factor of CU traits, but unrelated to other factors and to a global CU traits score. CU traits were not associated with implicit attitudes toward violence in young offenders. The latter finding was mirrored in the implicit wanting task. Overall, our findings cast some doubts on the adequacy of implicit measures to assess implicit violent cognition in youth with CU traits. We discuss potential methodological limitations of this research (e.g., characteristics of the sample and performance in the implicit procedures) that may impact our results.

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Exploring the Relationship between Callous-Unemotional Traits and Implicit Attitudes toward Violence

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“…Using the IAT or the SC-IAT, these studies yielded heterogenous results that suggest a self-concept of being similarly dominant and guilty compared to others ( Nentjes et al, 2017 ), and being either more ( Suter et al, 2017 ) or less inclined to break formal rules ( Suter et al, 2014 ). A recent study by Pink et al (2023) , in addition, successfully linked psychopathy according to the TriPM Model to a self-concept of being rather bold, mean, and disinhibited. This study, however, was conducted in a community sample, using self-report measures for a less established psychopathy model.…”

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In the I of the beholder: an attempt to capture the implicit self-concept regarding psychopathy

Krüppel,

Yoon,

Zerres

et al. 2024

Front. Psychol.

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This article explores the implicit self-concept pertaining to psychopathy. Two online studies showed inconsistent results, with Study 1 (n = 243) suggesting that psychopathy is linked to an implicit self-concept marked by low empathy and Study 2 (n = 230) implying no such relationship. In a sample of offenders and community controls (Study 3a, n = 166), higher scores on the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R) were related to an implicit self-concept of being less rather than more antisocial, and the implicit self-concept showed incremental validity compared to the explicit self-concept. The retesting of an offender subsample (Study 3b, n = 47) yielded no evidence for temporal stability or convergent validity. The implicit self-concept of highly psychopathic individuals thus appears to vary, depending on the social context. Future studies should replicate these results in different samples, using additional external correlates.

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