NCJ Number
224569
Journal
Criminal Behavior and Mental Health Volume: 18 Issue: 4 Dated: 2008 Pages: 216-223
Date Published
2008
Length
8 pages
Annotation
This study explored the relationship between the Five Factor Model (FFM) of personality and psychopathy in a hospitalized offender sample with personality disorder as the only diagnosis.
Abstract
After controlling for Intelligence Quotient (IQ) and scores on the other four NEO-Five Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI) domains, Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R) total scores were significantly negatively correlated with agreeableness and neuroticism. No other correlations with total scores were significant. The results are in line with findings from previous studies and are explained in part by considering how facets of the NEO-FFI map onto the concept of psychopathy. Future research is recommended to ascertain whether similar relationships also apply among women, and to examine the relationship between psychopathy and specific facets of the FFM. The PCL-R has been recognized as having high inter-rater reliability and good construct validity, but investigation of how PCL-R relates to higher-order dimensions of personality could broaden and illuminate the construct. Previous literature has examined this relationship using the FFM of personality. FFM considers normal personality to be made up of five traits or domains (neuroticism, extraversion, openness, agreeableness and conscientiousness). The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between the PCL-R and the NEO-FFI in a sample of 100 men detained in a secure hospital unit because of a personality disorder and having been convicted of at least 1 criminal offense. Tables and references