The relationship between emotion regulation difficulties and psychopathic personality characteristics

Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 186-194

  Donahue, John J ^a   McClure, Kelly S ^b   Moon, Simon M ^b  

^a PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LA SALLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotion regulation; Fearless dominance; Psychopathy; Self centered impulsivity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; EMOTION; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899986258     PISSN: 19492715     EISSN: 19492723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/per0000025     Document Type: Article

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