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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Personality Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology

Background:

  • Psychopathy is a complex construct.
  • The Five Factor Model (FFM) offers a framework for understanding personality traits.
  • Research is needed to integrate psychopathy within the FFM framework.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if psychopathy can be conceptualized as a constellation of Five Factor Model (FFM) personality traits.
  • To assess the Revised NEO Personality Inventory's (NEO PI-R) capability in representing psychopathy.
  • To examine the convergence and divergence between FFM-based psychopathy and other personality disorders within the FFM.

Main Methods:

  • A prototype matching approach was employed.
  • The Revised NEO Personality Inventory (NEO PI-R) was used to assess personality traits.
  • Data were collected from 297 individuals with known crack cocaine abuse.

Main Results:

  • FFM psychopathy demonstrated correlations with self-reported antisocial behavior, drug use, risky sexual practices, and symptoms of externalizing and internalizing disorders.
  • Significant overlap was observed between FFM psychopathy and several Cluster B personality disorders.
  • Key points of divergence between FFM psychopathy and other personality disorders were identified.

Conclusions:

  • The findings extend the nomological network of FFM psychopathy.
  • Results provide further support for conceptualizing psychopathy as a constellation of personality traits within a general personality model.
  • This research aids in understanding the personality structure underlying psychopathy, particularly in clinical populations.