title: Psychopathic Personality in the General Population: Differences and Similarities Across Gender.
abstract: This study aimed to identify distinct subgroups of adults in a general population sample (N = 2,500; 52.6% females) based on their scores on three psychopathy dimensions. Using latent profile analysis, five groups were identified among males and females separately, including a psychopathic personality group. Multivariate analyses of variance showed that this latter group had higher levels of aggression, offending, substance use, attention-deficit/hyperactivity symptoms, internalizing problems, and maltreatment than most of the other groups. Associated features of males and females with a psychopathic personality were very similar; however, salient gender differences did emerge. Specifically, females with a psychopathic personality were more frequently exposed to sexual abuse, expressed more emotional difficulties, and engaged in higher levels of relational aggression. In conclusion, person-oriented analyses identified adults with a personality that looks like psychopathy, and furthered our understanding of gender similarities and differences in these adults.
authors: Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Curium-Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.|Center for Criminological and Psychosocial Research, Örebro University, Sweden.
authors: Olivier F
authors: OF
authors: Colins
authors: Department of Psychology, University of Cyprus, Nicosia.
authors: Kostas A
authors: KA
authors: Fanti
authors: Department of Psychology and Disruptive Behavior Clinic, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa.
authors: Randall T
authors: RT
authors: Salekin
authors: Center for Criminological and Psychosocial Research, Örebro University, Sweden.
authors: Henrik
authors: H
authors: Andershed
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult