RT Article
T1 Psychopathy, criminal intentions, and abnormal appraisal of the expected outcomes of theft
JF Legal and criminological psychology
VO 22
IS 2
SP 314
OP 331
A1 Próspero-Luis, João
A2 Silva Moreira, Pedro da
A2 Paiva, Tiago O.
A2 Teixeira, Cátia P.
A2 Costa, Patrício
A2 Almeida, Pedro R.
LA English
YR 2017
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1846549175
AB Purpose. Impaired emotional learning is one of the hallmark features of psychopathy. The abnormal processing of cues of reward and punishment, and its impact in decision-making, has mostly been supported by laboratorial studies. In this report, we have analysed the effect of psychopathy in the formation of attitudes towards committing theft, and its impact in the intention to reoffend after release. Methods. A self-report instrument to characterize the predictors of the intention to reoffend was developed and administrated, along with the Triarchic Psychopathy Measure, to a sample of 91 male inmates convicted for theft. Results. The perceived rewards of theft mediated the association between psychopathic traits and the intention to reoffend. The analysis of the expectancy and value components of the attitude towards theft showed that psychopathic traits are associated with reduced expectancy of negative outcomes and increased expectancy of positive outcomes as a consequence of reoffending. Conclusions. Our results add support to the role of disrupted expectancy–value learning and increased reward sensitivity as mediators of the increased probability to reoffend in psychopathy.
NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 327-331
NO Gesehen am 26.05.2023
NO First published: 16 March 2017
K1 Psychopathy
K1 Recidivism
K1 Criminal attitudes
K1 Decision-making
K1 expectancy-value
DO 10.1111/lcrp.12103