To tell or not to tell? Psychopathic traits and response integrity in youth delinquency surveys

ConclusionsAlthough psychopathy does not seem to influence the capability and willingness to report personality traits accurately, it may be associated with endorsing dishonest responses to questions about specific behaviours that have possible repercussions. Our findings suggest that previously observed associations between adolescents' self‐reported delinquent behaviour and psychopathic traits may be underestimations of the strength of the effects. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Source: Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health - October 1, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Taina Laajasalo, Eeva T. Aronen, Suvi Saukkonen, Venla Salmi, Mikko Aaltonen, Janne Kivivuori Tags: Original Article Source Type: research