RT Article
T1 A meta-analysis exploring the relationship between psychopathy and instrumental versus reactive violence
JF Criminal justice and behavior
VO 41
IS 7
SP 797
OP 821
A1 Blais, Julie
A1 Solodukhin, Elizabeth
A1 Forth, Adelle E.
A2 Solodukhin, Elizabeth
A2 Forth, Adelle E.
LA English
YR 2014
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1885448872
AB The present meta-analysis explored the relationship between psychopathy and instrumental and reactive violence with a focus on factor and facet scores. A total of 53 studies (reporting on 55 unique samples, N = 8,753) from both published and unpublished sources were included. Results from random-effects analyses indicated moderate and significant relationships between psychopathy and both instrumental and reactive violence. There was some evidence that the Interpersonal facet was more important for instrumental violence, while Factor 2 (social deviance) was more important for reactive violence. The Lifestyle facet appeared important in explaining both violent outcomes. Effect sizes were significantly smaller for clinical rating scales compared with informant and self-report scales. Significant between-study variability was partly explained by mean age of the sample and type of outcome measure. The current findings do not support the conclusion that psychopathy is more related to instrumental violence as opposed to reactive violence.
K1 instrumental violence
K1 Meta-analysis
K1 Psychopathy
K1 reactive violence
DO 10.1177/0093854813519629