Investigating the relationships between antisocial behaviors, psychopathic traits, and moral disengagement.
The present study investigated the relations between morally disengaged attitudes, psychopathic affective traits, and a variety of antisocial and risky behaviors in a sample of adults (N=181). A second aim of the study was to examine the unique contributions of moral disengagement and psychopathic traits in predicting problematic behavior while the other construct is statistically controlled. Results indicated that whereas psychopathic traits and moral disengagement were both uniquely predictive of non-violent antisocial behaviors, only remorselessness was uniquely predictive of violence and only morally disengaged attitudes were uniquely predictive of academic cheating. Differing relationships also emerged by gender.
['Risser|Scott|S|', 'Eckert|Katy|K|']
D000293:Adolescent D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder D057237:Criminals D005260:Female D006801:Humans D007604:Juvenile Delinquency D008297:Male D009014:Morals D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Antisocial behaviors Moral disengagement Academic dishonesty Callous–unemotional traits