Aggression and psychopathy
a comparative study between prisoners and adolescents
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https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-8623.2023.1.36512Keywords:
prisoners, ggression, antisocial behavior, personality traits, psychological assessmentAbstract
Aggression and psychopathy are prefrontal cortex (PFC) activity-related and the maturation of this region takes approximately 21 years. Our aim was to assess diff erences in aggression and psychopathy levels between an adolescent group (máx age 20) and a prisoner group. It counted with a sample of 48 male prisoners mean aged 34,6 (SD = 3.66) and 48 male adolescents mean aged 17,75
(SD = 1.5). The participants answered the Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire; the Levenson Levenson Self-Report Psychopathy Scale (LSRS) and a demographic
questionnaire. The Mann-Whitney test and the Student’s t-test results shown signifi cant diff erences only for secondary psychopathy, which was higher in the prisoner group. Our fi ndings were discussed considering the relationship between the PFC development and external factors.
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