RT Article
T1 Examining the Role of Low Self-Control and Psychopathy in Explaining Poly-Victimization
JF Victims & offenders
VO 19
IS 2
SP 280
OP 300
A1 Kulig, Teresa C.
A1 Armstrong, Todd A.
A1 Krushas, Amber E.
A1 Boisvert, Danielle
A1 Wells, Jessica
A1 Lewis, Richard
A2 Armstrong, Todd A.
A2 Krushas, Amber E.
A2 Boisvert, Danielle
A2 Wells, Jessica
A2 Lewis, Richard
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1880153068
AB Although there has been research on the correlates of poly-victimization, studies have not fully considered the role of personality as a potential risk factor. The current study sought to address this gap by examining the personality characteristics of low self-control and psychopathy to assess how individuals who experience poly-victimization, defined as two or more different types of victimization, differ from non-victims and victims of only a single crime type. The sample was comprised of 872 undergraduate students at a southern university in the United States. Notably, 31.1% of victims experienced poly-victimization, including property, physical, or sexual harms. Consistent with prior work, lifestyle risk in the form of criminal behavior and adverse childhood experiences were associated with greater odds of poly-victimization. In addition, self-control proved to be a relatively robust correlate of poly-victimization. Psychopathy – measured as an aggregate measure and by separate subscale factors – was not associated with risk for poly-victimization. In this way, some subscales of personality traits such as low self-control seem to be important for explaining why some individuals experience poly-victimization. The findings provide preliminary evidence for personality traits as an important consideration in distinguishing poly-victimization from single- and non-victimization experiences in addition to other theoretically relevant factors.
K1 childhood maltreatment
K1 Risky lifestyles
K1 Psychopathy
K1 Low self-control
K1 Poly-victimization
DO 10.1080/15564886.2022.2153955