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Dissociable Effects of Psychopathic Traits on Executive Functioning: Insights From the Triarchic Model
The relationship between executive functioning and psychopathy lacks consistent findings. The heterogeneity of the psychopathic personality structure may contribute to the mixed data that emerged from clinical-categorical approaches. Considering the link between antisocial behavior and executive dys...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6144192/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30258389 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01713 |
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author | Pasion, Rita Cruz, Ana R. Barbosa, Fernando |
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description | The relationship between executive functioning and psychopathy lacks consistent findings. The heterogeneity of the psychopathic personality structure may contribute to the mixed data that emerged from clinical-categorical approaches. Considering the link between antisocial behavior and executive dysfunction from the perspective of the Triarchic Model of Psychopathy, it is suggested that executive impairments in psychopathy are specifically explained by meanness and disinhibition traits, reflecting externalizing vulnerability. In turn, boldness is conceptualized as an adaptive trait. The current study assessed updating (N-back), inhibition (Stroop), and shifting (Trail Making Test) in a forensic (n = 56) and non-forensic sample (n = 48) that completed the Triarchic Psychopathy Measure. A positive association between boldness and inhibition was found, while meanness accounted for the lack of inhibitory control. In addition, disinhibition explained updating dysfunction. These findings provide empirical evidence for dissociable effects of psychopathic traits on executive functioning, in light of the Triarchic Model of Psychopathy. |
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spelling | pubmed-61441922018-09-26 Dissociable Effects of Psychopathic Traits on Executive Functioning: Insights From the Triarchic Model Pasion, Rita Cruz, Ana R. Barbosa, Fernando Front Psychol Psychology The relationship between executive functioning and psychopathy lacks consistent findings. The heterogeneity of the psychopathic personality structure may contribute to the mixed data that emerged from clinical-categorical approaches. Considering the link between antisocial behavior and executive dysfunction from the perspective of the Triarchic Model of Psychopathy, it is suggested that executive impairments in psychopathy are specifically explained by meanness and disinhibition traits, reflecting externalizing vulnerability. In turn, boldness is conceptualized as an adaptive trait. The current study assessed updating (N-back), inhibition (Stroop), and shifting (Trail Making Test) in a forensic (n = 56) and non-forensic sample (n = 48) that completed the Triarchic Psychopathy Measure. A positive association between boldness and inhibition was found, while meanness accounted for the lack of inhibitory control. In addition, disinhibition explained updating dysfunction. These findings provide empirical evidence for dissociable effects of psychopathic traits on executive functioning, in light of the Triarchic Model of Psychopathy. Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-09-12 /pmc/articles/PMC6144192/ /pubmed/30258389 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01713 Text en Copyright © 2018 Pasion, Cruz and Barbosa. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Psychology Pasion, Rita Cruz, Ana R. Barbosa, Fernando Dissociable Effects of Psychopathic Traits on Executive Functioning: Insights From the Triarchic Model |
title | Dissociable Effects of Psychopathic Traits on Executive Functioning: Insights From the Triarchic Model |
title_full | Dissociable Effects of Psychopathic Traits on Executive Functioning: Insights From the Triarchic Model |
title_fullStr | Dissociable Effects of Psychopathic Traits on Executive Functioning: Insights From the Triarchic Model |
title_full_unstemmed | Dissociable Effects of Psychopathic Traits on Executive Functioning: Insights From the Triarchic Model |
title_short | Dissociable Effects of Psychopathic Traits on Executive Functioning: Insights From the Triarchic Model |
title_sort | dissociable effects of psychopathic traits on executive functioning: insights from the triarchic model |
topic | Psychology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6144192/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30258389 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01713 |
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