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Saima Eman1, Roderick I Nicolson2, Mark Blades3
1Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakistan.
Current Issues in Personality Psychology
|November 28, 2023
Summary
Callousness, disinhibition, and affective dissonance predict antisocial behaviors in educated youth. Gender differences in these personality traits and their links to aggression were observed.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Criminology
- Forensic Psychology
Background:
- Antisocial behaviors (ASB) are a significant concern among educated youth.
- Understanding the psychological underpinnings of ASB is crucial for targeted interventions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the roles of callousness, affective dissonance, and sensation seeking (disinhibition, thrill and adventure seeking) in ASB.
- To explore gender differences in these relationships.
Main Methods:
- Online survey administered to a large sample of UK university students.
- Data from 429 participants were analyzed after screening.
Main Results:
- Callousness, disinhibition, and affective dissonance significantly predicted both aggressive and non-aggressive ASB.
- Callousness demonstrated a multidimensional role in predicting ASB.
- Thrill and adventure seeking showed an interesting relationship with affective dissonance.
- Significant gender differences were identified.
Conclusions:
- Findings highlight the complex interplay of psychopathological personality traits (callousness, affective dissonance) and sensation seeking tendencies in ASB.
- Results have implications for understanding gender-based differences in the etiology of antisocial behaviors.
Keywords:
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