Dark and vulnerable personality trait correlates of dimensions of criminal behavior among adult offenders

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 126, Issue 7, 2017, Pages 921-927

  Edwards, Bethany G ^a   Albertson, Emily ^a   Verona, Edelyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Borderline personality; Crime; Dark personality; Narcissism; Psychopathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; BORDERLINE STATE; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVE NARCISSISM SCALE; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; NARCISSISM; NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY 16; OFFENDER; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT INVENTORY BORDERLINE SCALE; PSYCHOPATHY; PSYCHOPATHY CHECKLIST SCREENING VERSION; SELF REPORT; THEFT; ADOLESCENT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; MACHIAVELLIANISM; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; CRIMINALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MACHIAVELLIANISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NARCISSISM; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85032922232     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: 19391846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/abn0000281     Document Type: Article

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