title: [Personality factors in relation to violent crimes].
abstract: The personalities of a group of 54 persons (51 men and 3 women), imprisoned for the perpetration of violent crimes, were evaluated. The results were then compared to a normative group. This study considers personality factors and dimensions on three levels: (a) Basic factors: the "Big Five", (b) Personality disorders and clinical syndromes, (c) Personality dimensions related to personal wellbeing and social adaptation said to define a psychologically healthy individual. The results of the study show that it is not possible to define a basic personality profile for this group of violent delinquents based on the "Big Five" factors. It is, however, possible to find two habitual patterns of behaviour if the Millon Model (1990) is applied. These two behaviour patterns and attitudes towards life situations will be named "Dependent with compulsive traits" and "Psychopath tendencies". Both relate to indicators of mental health.
authors.affiliation: Universidad de Málaga, Spain. mortiztallo@uma.es
authors.forename: Margarita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ortiz-Tallo
authors.forename: Alfredo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fierro
authors.forename: María José
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Blanca
authors.forename: Violeta
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cardenal
authors.forename: Luis Miguel
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Sánchez
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D003415:Crime / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*