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- Title
The utility of TriPM in distinguishing psychopathic subtypes: A latent profiles analysis in Chinese undergraduates.
- Authors
Guo, Peiyang; Yin, Zhaokun; Cheng, Cheng; Wang, Mengya; Su, Shijiang
- Abstract
Modern conceptualizations of psychopathic personality highlight the multidimensional nature of the construct. The current study examined psychopathic subtypes in a mixed sample of Chinese college students (n = 791). Based on the subscales of TriPM (i.e., boldness, meanness, and disinhibition) and other psychopathy-related traits including trait anxiety, emotion dysregulation, behavioral inhibition system (BIS), and behavioral activation system (BAS), we obtained three distinct psychopathic variants by latent profile analysis in a subsample (n = 131) with high psychopathic characteristics: (1) successful psychopathy displayed high scores on boldness and meanness, but low scores on disinhibition, trait anxiety, emotion dysregulation, and BIS; (2) primary psychopathy evidenced high scores on all TriPM subscales, but low scores on trait anxiety and BIS; (3) secondary psychopathy exhibited low scores on boldness, but high scores on meanness, disinhibition, trait anxiety, emotion dysregulation, and BIS. These results provide evidence for the utility of the TriPM model in distinguishing different psychopathic subtypes. Future research needs to replicate these profiles of the current study in different cultures and attempt to validate the current findings with neurobiological correlates of psychopathy.
- Subjects
RESPONSE inhibition; COGNITIVE therapy; ANTISOCIAL personality disorders; CHINESE-speaking students; PSYCHOPATHY; EMOTION recognition
- Publication
Current Psychology, 2023, Vol 42, Issue 24, p21108
- ISSN
1046-1310
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s12144-022-03242-4