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Toward a psychopathology of self‐control theory: the importance of narcissistic traits
Author(s) -
Vaughn Michael G.,
DeLisi Matt,
Beaver Kevin M.,
Wright John Paul,
Howard Matthew O.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
behavioral sciences and the law
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.649
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1099-0798
pISSN - 0735-3936
DOI - 10.1002/bsl.789
Subject(s) - psychopathology , psychology , self control , human factors and ergonomics , poison control , narcissism , population , control (management) , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , social psychology , medicine , medical emergency , computer science , environmental health , artificial intelligence
Abstract Research on self‐control and related constructs is central to individual‐level explanations of antisocial behavior. However, less research attention has been paid to the psychopathological underpinnings of self‐control. The current study explores relationships between self‐control and psychiatric symptoms, head injury, trauma history, substance use, guiltlessness and narcissistic traits in a statewide population of juvenile offenders. Results support the importance of these variables, in particular narcissistic traits, in better explicating theories of self‐control. Implications for research on the psychopathological underpinnings of self‐control are highlighted. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.