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Personality traits and violent behavior: a comparison between psychopathic and non-psychopathic male murderers.
de Pádua Serafim, Antonio; de Barros, Daniel Martins; Bonini Castellana, Gustavo; Gorenstein, Clarice.
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  • de Pádua Serafim A; Forensic Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil; Postgraduate Program in Health Psychology, Methodist University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Electronic address: a.serafim@hc.fm.usp.br.
  • de Barros DM; Forensic Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
  • Bonini Castellana G; Forensic Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
  • Gorenstein C; LIM-23, Laboratory of Psychopharmacology of the Clinical Hospital, Medical School of the University of São Paulo, Brazil.
Psychiatry Res ; 219(3): 604-8, 2014 Nov 30.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25023368
The relationship between psychopathy and traits of temperament and character in a specific population of criminals, such as murderers, has not been sufficiently investigated. This study assesses the relationship between psychopathy and temperament and character traits in murderers. The sample consisted of 118 men divided into three groups: psychopathic murderers (N=40), non-psychopathic murderers (N=40) and 38 non-psychopathic non-criminals (controls). All individuals were evaluated by Psychopathy Checklist Revised (PCL-R) and The Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI). Psychopathic murderers presented higher scores than the other two groups in PCL-R; both criminal groups presented higher scores than non-psychopathic non-criminals. Psychopathic murderers showed lower scores than non-psychopathic murderers on Harm Avoidance, Reward Dependence, Persistence, Self-Directness and Cooperativeness. There was no difference between murderers groups regarding Novelty Seeking and Self-transcendence. In all TCI personality traits psychopathic and non-psychopathic murderers showed scores lower than controls, except Harm Avoidance for non-psychopathic murderers. In conclusion, most personality traits assessed by TCI were associated with psychopathy, while Novelty Seeking and Self-transcendence were associated with homicidal behavior independently of the psychopathy.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Temperamento / Violencia / Criminales / Homicidio / Trastorno de Personalidad Antisocial Aspecto: Determinantes_sociais_saude Límite: Adult / Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: Psychiatry Res Año: 2014 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Irlanda
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Temperamento / Violencia / Criminales / Homicidio / Trastorno de Personalidad Antisocial Aspecto: Determinantes_sociais_saude Límite: Adult / Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: Psychiatry Res Año: 2014 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Irlanda