Toward a psychopathology of self-control theory: the importance of narcissistic traits.
Research on self-control and related constructs is central to individual-level explanations of antisocial behavior. However, less research attention has been paid to the psychopathological underpinnings of self-control. The current study explores relationships between self-control and psychiatric symptoms, head injury, trauma history, substance use, guiltlessness and narcissistic traits in a statewide population of juvenile offenders. Results support the importance of these variables, in particular narcissistic traits, in better explicating theories of self-control. Implications for research on the psychopathological underpinnings of self-control are highlighted.
University of Pittsburgh, 2117 Cathedral of Learning, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA. mgv6@pitt.edu
Michael G
MG
Vaughn
Matt
M
DeLisi
Kevin M
KM
Beaver
John Paul
JP
Wright
Matthew O
MO
Howard
D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D000328:Adult; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000523:psychology; D004532:Ego; D005260:Female; D006167:Guilt; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008923:Missouri; D009289:Narcissism; D011582:Psychological Theory; D011599:Psychopathology; D012044:Regression Analysis; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology