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Comparing the lexical similarity of the triarchic model of psychopathy to contemporary models of psychopathy
Author(s) -
Gatner Dylan T.,
Douglas Kevin S.,
Hart Stephen D.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of personality
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.082
H-Index - 144
eISSN - 1467-6494
pISSN - 0022-3506
DOI - 10.1111/jopy.12337
Subject(s) - psychopathy , psychology , similarity (geometry) , antisocial personality disorder , cognitive psychology , social psychology , personality , poison control , artificial intelligence , injury prevention , computer science , medicine , environmental health , image (mathematics)
Objective The triarchic model of psychopathy (Patrick, Fowles, & Krueger, 2009) posits that psychopathic personality comprises three domains: boldness, meanness, and disinhibition. The present study aimed to clarify conceptual overlap between contemporary definitions of psychopathy, with particular emphasis given to the relevance of boldness (i.e., social dominance, venturesomeness, emotional resiliency)—a topic of recent debate. Method Undergraduate students ( N = 439) compared the lexical similarity of triarchic domains with two contemporary models of psychopathy: the Comprehensive Assessment of Psychopathic Personality (CAPP; Cooke, Hart, Logan, & Michie, 2012) and the Five‐Factor Model of psychopathy (FFM; Widiger & Lynam, 1998). Results From a content validity perspective, meanness and disinhibition were lexically similar to both the CAPP and FFM psychopathy, whereas boldness was less strongly associated with these models. Meanness showed the strongest lexical similarity in comparison with past prototypicality ratings of the CAPP and FFM psychopathy. Conclusions These findings bear implications for defining and comparing conceptualizations of psychopathy that underpin its assessment.