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- Title
Demystification of the Relationship Between Psychopathy and Happiness.
- Authors
Durand, Guillaume
- Abstract
Recent findings have provided evidence for a negative correlation between psychopathy and happiness. In order to determine if this correlation is generalizable to all subtypes of psychopathy, participants from the community (<italic>N</italic> = 572) were recruited to examine happiness-related features among males and females by psychopathic subtypes. Examination of the Fearless-Dominance (PPI-I) and Impulsive-Antisociality (PPI-II) subscales of the Psychopathic Personality Inventory-Short Form provided evidence for two distinct patterns when comparing psychopathic personality traits to happiness-related features. PPI-I was positively correlated with higher durable happiness, presence of a meaning in life, personal growth and hope, and correlated negatively with fluctuating happiness. PPI-II was negatively correlated with durable happiness, presence of a meaning in life, personal growth and hope, and correlated positively with fluctuating happiness and searching for a meaning in life. Despite a few differences, both genders displayed an overall similar pattern between measures of well-being and psychopathic subtypes. Implications for psychopathy regarding the importance of performing analyses by gender and subtypes are discussed.
- Subjects
HAPPINESS; PSYCHOPATHY; DELINQUENT behavior; COURAGE; GENDER differences (Psychology); PSYCHOLOGY
- Publication
Journal of Happiness Studies, 2018, Vol 19, Issue 2, p381
- ISSN
1389-4978
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10902-016-9823-0