Abstract
Recent findings have provided evidence for a negative correlation between psychopathy and happiness. In order to determine if this correlation is generalizable to all subtypes of psychopathy, participants from the community (N = 572) were recruited to examine happiness-related features among males and females by psychopathic subtypes. Examination of the Fearless-Dominance (PPI-I) and Impulsive-Antisociality (PPI-II) subscales of the Psychopathic Personality Inventory-Short Form provided evidence for two distinct patterns when comparing psychopathic personality traits to happiness-related features. PPI-I was positively correlated with higher durable happiness, presence of a meaning in life, personal growth and hope, and correlated negatively with fluctuating happiness. PPI-II was negatively correlated with durable happiness, presence of a meaning in life, personal growth and hope, and correlated positively with fluctuating happiness and searching for a meaning in life. Despite a few differences, both genders displayed an overall similar pattern between measures of well-being and psychopathic subtypes. Implications for psychopathy regarding the importance of performing analyses by gender and subtypes are discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 381-395 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Journal of Happiness Studies |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Feb 2018 |
Keywords
- Psychopathy
- Community
- Subtypes
- Happiness
- Adaptive features
- ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY-DISORDER
- GENDER-DIFFERENCES
- SELF-REPORT
- FEARLESS DOMINANCE
- COLLEGE-STUDENTS
- SEX-DIFFERENCES
- SCHEMA THERAPY
- MENTAL-HEALTH
- SHORT-FORM
- INVENTORY