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Preliminary Data on the Role of Emotional Intelligence in Mediating the Relationship Between Psychopathic Characteristics and Detention Terms of Property Offenders
Author(s) -
Curci Antonietta,
Soleti Emanuela,
Manuti Amelia
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of forensic sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.715
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1556-4029
pISSN - 0022-1198
DOI - 10.1111/1556-4029.13402
Subject(s) - psychology , prison , mediation , emotional intelligence , psychopathy , antisocial personality disorder , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , personality , poison control , injury prevention , social psychology , criminology , medical emergency , medicine , political science , law
We present preliminary data on the role of emotional intelligence ( EI ) in mediating the relationship between psychopathy and detention term of authors of property crimes. We assumed that the detention term is an approximation of the severity of criminal behavior. A sample of 24 property offenders were individually administered a brief anamnestic interview, the Psychopathic Personality Inventory—Revised ( PPI ‐R), and the Mayer–Salovey–Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test ( MSCEIT ). Information concerning the detention term was obtained from prison records. A mediation model was applied to the data showing that offenders high in psychopathic traits (i.e., total PPI ‐R score and Self‐centered dimension of PPI ‐R) have a low level of ability EI and this is in turn negatively associated with the duration of their prison sentence. Results encourage the investigation of ability EI as a protective factor against the antisocial outcomes of psychopathic disorder.