RT Article
T1 Examining gender as moderating the association between psychopathy and substance abuse
JF Psychology, crime & law
VO 23
IS 4
SP 376
OP 390
A1 Sellbom, Martin
A2 Ben-Porath, Yossef S.
A2 Donnelly, Kylie M.
A2 Phillips, Tasha R.
A2 Rock, Rachel C.
LA English
YR 2017
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1735543268
AB Previous research has shown a significant association between psychopathy and substance abuse. To date, these associations have not been compared between men and women in forensic or correctional samples, an important topic in light of some empirical findings indicating that psychopathy manifests differently across gender in other contexts. The current study was designed to address this gap in the literature using archival data sets consisting of four large samples derived from forensic, correctional, and university settings, with different measures for psychopathy, alcohol, and substance use. As expected, psychopathy (particularly traits reflective of disinhibition/social deviance) was significantly and moderately correlated with alcohol and substance abuse in all four samples; however, with one minor exception, hierarchical regression analyses revealed no significant moderating effects of gender on these associations. These findings indicate that, although psychopathy may be manifested differently across gender in some ways, substance abuse is likely not one of them.
K1 Psychopathy
K1 Alcohol Abuse
K1 Gender
K1 Substance Abuse
DO 10.1080/1068316X.2016.1258466