Male batterers with and without psychopathy: an exploratory study in Spanish prisons
Fecha
2007Versión
Acceso abierto / Sarbide irekia
Tipo
Artículo / Artikulua
Versión
Versión aceptada / Onetsi den bertsioa
Impacto
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10.1177/0306624X06291460
Resumen
The aim of this study was to analyze the differential profile of male batterers in prison with and without psychopathy. The sample consisted of 162 perpetrators sentenced for a serious offence against their intimate partner. The prevalence of psychopathy or psychopathic traits, established according to the PCL-R, was about 12%. The psychopathic batterers were younger, more impulsive and suspiciou ...
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The aim of this study was to analyze the differential profile of male batterers in prison with and without psychopathy. The sample consisted of 162 perpetrators sentenced for a serious offence against their intimate partner. The prevalence of psychopathy or psychopathic traits, established according to the PCL-R, was about 12%. The psychopathic batterers were younger, more impulsive and suspicious, less empathetic and with lower self-esteem than non-psychopathic batterer. However, the psychopathic batterers were not engaged in intimate femicide more often than the non-psychopathic batterers. The severity of the crime was similar in both groups, so it may be attributed to other variables (e.g., substance abuse, intoxication at the time of the offense, violence history, jealousy, etc.). Implications of these results for further research and clinical practice are commented on. [--]
Materias
Male batterers,
Psychopathy,
Prison,
Femicide,
Gender violence
Editor
SAGE Publications
Publicado en
International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 51 (3), 254-263
Departamento
Universidad Pública de Navarra. Departamento de Psicología y Pedagogía /
Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa. Psikologia eta Pedagogia Saila