Empathy deficits and trait emotional intelligence in psychopathy and Machiavellianism

被引:179
作者
Ali, Farah [1 ]
Amorim, Ines Sousa [1 ]
Chamorro-Premuzic, Tomas [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ London, Dept Psychol, London SE14 6NW, England
关键词
Primary psychopathy; Secondary psychopathy; Machiavellianism; Empathy; Emotional intelligence; DARK TRIAD; PERSONALITY; PERCEPTION; NARCISSISM; MODERATOR; DISTRESS; OTHERS; CHILD; MODEL; FEAR;
D O I
10.1016/j.paid.2009.06.016
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
This study investigated the relationships between psychopathy (primary and secondary), Machiavellianism, trait emotional intelligence and empathy, using an image task that required an appropriate empathic response to the emotional displays of others (happy, sad and neutral). Results indicated that primary psychopathy and Machiavellianism were positively associated with the experience of positive affect from sad stimuli, while secondary psychopathy and Machiavellianism were positively associated with the experience of negative affect in response to neutral stimuli, and the opposite pattern was found for trait emotional intelligence. Regressional analyses demonstrated that secondary psychopathy, Machiavellianism, trait emotional intelligence and state anxiety are important predictors when stimuli are ambiguous. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:758 / 762
页数:5
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