The inter-domain among personality and cognition variables in people who commit murder.
The inter-domain among personality (MMPI) and cognition (intelligence) variables in a sample of 137 males charged with first degree or capital murder was examined through canonical analysis. Race was included as a control variable. Two significant canonical correlations were found which contribute to an understanding of the relationship between personality and cognition in violent people. These variates were identified as Problem-solving Focus and Introspective Self-focus. Results also suggest that these inter-domain variates explain the relationship between personality and cognition variables to a greater degree for black murderers than for white murderers.
D000328:Adult; D003071:Cognition; D006708:Homicide; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence; D008950:MMPI; D008297:Male; D010551:Personality; D014754:Violence