Psychopathy Symptom Profiles and Neuropsychological Measures Sensitive to Orbitofrontal Functioning

This study analyzed the relationship between the OF functioning of 100 incarcerated male offenders and their psychopathy symptoms. The study's rejected hypothesis had predicted a significant relationship between measures of OF functioning and the Defective Affective Experience (DAE) and Impulsive and Irresponsible Behavioral Style (IIB) factors of the Cooke and Michie (2001) three-factor model of psychopathy. Regression analysis failed to demonstrate a relationship between OF functioning and the DAE and IIB factors. Group differences on OF functioning were not demonstrated between participants in the upper and lower quartiles of a summed DAE and IIB factor score. A general role for OF functioning in criminal behavior was suggested as two OF measures accounted for 14.9% of the variance of criminal convictions.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of North Texas

Year dc:date

2003

Author dc:creator

• Wodushek, Thomas R.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Harrell, Ernest
• Neumann, Craig S.
• Rogers, Richard, 1950-
• Quinn, James

• Frontal lobes -- Pathophysiology.
• Neurobehavioral disorders.
• psychopathy
• orbitofrontal
• neuropsychology
• forensic
• criminal behavior

Statement dc:rights

• Public
• Copyright
• Wodushek, Thomas, R.
• Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

oclc: 53820166
https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc4280/
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OAI identifier oai:identifier

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