Moral Disengagement and Psychopathy: A Study on Offenders in Italian Jails

被引：18

作者：

Petruccelli, I. ^{[1
]}

Barbaranelli, C. ^{[2
]}

Costantino, V. ^{[1
]}

Gherardini, A. ^{[3
]}

Grilli, S. ^{[4
]}

Craparo, G. ^{[1
]}

D'Urso, G. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Kore Univ Enna, I-94100 Enna Bassa, EN, Italy

[2] Sapienza Univ Rome, Rome, Italy

[3] Univ Cassino & Southern Lazio, Cassino, Italy

[4] Lumsa Univ Rome, Rome, Italy

来源：

PSYCHIATRY PSYCHOLOGY AND LAW | 2017年 / 24卷 / 05期

关键词：

moral disengagement; psychopathy; sex offenders; WORKPLACE SEXUAL-HARASSMENT; CRIMINAL ACTIVITY; PERSONALITY; PROFILES; METAANALYSIS; ADULTHOOD; JUVENILE; CHILD; YOUTH;

D O I：

10.1080/13218719.2017.1291291

中图分类号：

DF [法律]; D9 [法律];

学科分类号：

0301 ;

摘要：

This article investigates mechanisms of moral disengagement and psychopathy in offender detainees (sex offenders and non-sex offenders). In particular, this article investigates whether, in all offenders, moral disengagement and psychopathy are correlated, if there are any differences between sex offenders and non-sex offenders as to psychopathy, and if there are any differences between rapists and child molesters in regard to their levels of psychopathy. The results indicate that, in all offenders, levels of moral disengagement are associated with levels of psychopathy, while sex offenders are more selfish, more insensitive and less remorseful than non-sex offenders. It is also found that rapists display more antisocial behaviour problematic elements in their lifestyle than child molesters. As well as increasing the dedicated literature, studying the mechanisms and characteristics of offenders - and of sex offenders in particular - may be of considerable importance for the promotion of effective and targeted treatment strategies.

引用

页码：670 / 681

页数：12

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