Dark Tetrad and psychological distress among male violent offenders and male community adults

IF 0.5 Q4 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Primenjena Psihologija Pub Date : 2021-12-17 DOI:10.19090/pp.2021.4.509-537

M. Oljaca, S. Sadiković, Bojana M. Dinić, V. Baić

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Abstract

The first aim of this study was to explore differences between male violent offenders and male community adults in Dark Tetrad traits and psychological distress. The second aim was to investigate moderation effects of dark traits in the prediction of psychological distress based on the membership of violent offenders or community adults. The sample included 142 male violent offenders (M = 40.73, SD = 11.43) convicted of murder, severe murder, or rape, and 573 men from the community population in Serbia without a history of criminal convictions (M = 41.71, SD = 15.11). Serbian adaptations of the Short Dark Triad (SD3), Comprehensive Assessment of Sadistic Tendencies (CAST), and Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation - Outcome Measure (CORE-OM) were used. Results showed that violent offenders had higher scores on psychopathy and problems in social and general functioning, while community adults had higher scores on narcissism. Furthermore, moderation analyses showed that physical sadism was significantly correlated with risk behaviors in the community adults, but not in violent offenders.

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男性暴力罪犯和男性社区成年人的黑暗四分体与心理困扰

本研究的第一个目的是探讨男性暴力罪犯和男性社区成年人在黑暗四角性格和心理困扰方面的差异。第二个目的是基于暴力罪犯或社区成年人的成员身份，研究黑暗特质在预测心理痛苦中的调节作用。样本包括142名被判谋杀、严重谋杀或强奸罪的男性暴力罪犯（M=40.73，SD=11.43），以及573名来自塞尔维亚社区人口的没有刑事定罪史的男性（M=41.71，SD=15.11），并使用常规评估-结果测量（CORE-OM）中的临床结果。结果显示，暴力犯罪者在精神病、社会和一般功能问题方面得分较高，而社区成年人在自恋方面得分较高。此外，适度分析表明，在社区成年人中，身体虐待狂与风险行为显著相关，但在暴力犯罪者中不相关。

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Primenjena Psihologija PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

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0.80

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