The P-psychopathy continuum: facets of Psychoticism and their associations with psychopathic tendencies

Heym, Nadja; Ferguson, Eamonn; Lawrence, Claire

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2012.12.001

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The P-psychopathy continuum: facets of Psychoticism and their associations with psychopathic tendencies

Heym, Nadja, Ferguson, Eamonn, Lawrence, Claire·2013·Personality and Individual Differences

DOI 10.1016/j.paid.2012.12.001

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Authors: Heym, N., Ferguson, E., & Lawrence, C.
Affiliations: University of Nottingham (GB)
Corresponding author: Heym, Nadja
ORCID: Heym, Nadja
Ferguson, Eamonn
Lawrence, Claire
Venue: Personality and Individual Differences
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2013-04
Volume: 54
Issue: 6
Pages: 773-778
ISSN: 0191-8869 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2012.12.001
OpenAlex: W2076124744
Cited by: 12
References: 42
Citations by year: 2025: 3 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 2 · 2017: 2 · 2014: 1
FWCI: 0.36
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Personality and Individual Differences (publishedVersion)
Nottingham Trent University's Institutional Repository (Nottingham Trent Repository) (acceptedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
Keywords: psychopathy, psychoticism, Eysenck personality model, Eysenck Personality Questionnaire-Revised, impulsivity, trait empathy, aggression, antisocial behavior

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