New studies on psychopathy are being published at an ever increasing rate. These new references will be posted here as soon as possible, and at that time, will also be added to our Main Reference List.
New references:
November 29, 2018 
Gerbrandij, J., Rosenfeld, B., Nijdam-Jones, A., & Galietta, M. (2018). Evaluating risk assessment instruments for intimate partner stalking and intimate partner violence. Journal of Threat Assessment and Management, 5(2), 103-118. doi:10.1037/tam0000101
Hill, D., & Demetrioff, S. (2018). Clinical-corensic psychology in Canada: A survey of practitioner characteristics, attitudes, and psychological assessment practices. Canadian Psychology/Psychologie canadienne. Advance online publication. doi:10.1037/cap0000152
Hollerbach, P., Mokros, A., Nitschke, J., & Habermeyer, E. (2018). Hare Psychopathy Checklist-Revised: Deutschsprachige normierung und hinweise zur sachgerechten anwendung [Hare Psychopathy Checklist-Revised: German-language standardization and instructions for proper use]. Forensische Psychiatrie, Psychologie, Kriminologie. Advance online publication. doi:10.1007/s11757-018-0478-z [German]
Hyatt, C. S., Weiss, B. M., Carter, N. T., Zeichner, A., & Miller, J. D. (2018). The relation between narcissism and laboratory aggression is not contingent on environmental cues of competition. Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment. Advance online publication. doi:10.1037/per0000284
Pech, R. J., & Slade, B. W. (2007). Organisational sociopaths: Rarely challenged, often promoted. Why? Society and Business Review, 2(3), 254-269. doi:10.1108/17465680710825451
Ruiz, M. A., Hopwood, C. J., Edens, J. F., Morey, L. C., & Cox, J. (2018). Initial development of pathological personality trait domain measures using the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI). Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment. Advance online publication. doi:10.1037/per0000286
Walker, B. R., & Jackson, C. J. (2017). Moral emotions and corporate psychopathy: A review. Journal of Business Ethics, 141, 797-810. doi:10.1007/s10551-016-3038-5
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Weiss, B., Lavner, J. A., & Miller, J. D. (2018). Self- and partner-reported psychopathic traits’ relations with couples’ communication, marital satisfaction trajectories, and divorce in a longitudinal sample. Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment, 9(3), 239-249. doi:10.1037/per0000233
July 10, 2018
Colins, O. F., Fanti, K. A., Salekin, R. T., Mulder, E., & Andershed, H. (2017). Psychopathy in detained boys: The search for primary and secondary variants in a clinical setting. Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment. Advance online publication. doi:10.1037/per0000277
Cunha, O., Braga, T., & Gonçalves, R. A. (2018). Psychopathy and intimate partner violence. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. Advance online publication. doi:10.1177/0886260518754870
Falkenbach, D. M., Balash, J., Tsoukalas, M., Stern, S., & Lilienfeld, S. O. (2018). From theoretical to empirical: Considering reflections of psychopathy across the thin blue line. Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment. Advance online publication. doi:10.1037/per0000270
Hawes, S. W., Byrd, A. L., Kelley, S. E., Gonzalez, R., Edens, J. F., & Pardini, D. A. (2018). Psychopathic features across development: Assessing longitudinal invariance among Caucasian and African American youths. Journal of Research in Personality, 73, 180-188. doi:10.1016/j.jrp.2018.02.003
Hotlzman, N. S., & Strube, M. J. (2013). Above and beyond short-term mating, long-term mating is uniquely tied to human personality. Evolutionary Psychology, 11(5),1101-1129. doi:10.1177/147470491301100514
Lilienfeld, S. O., Watts, A. L., Smith, S. F., Patrick, C. J., & Hare, R. D. (2018). Hervey Cleckley (1903-1984): Contributions to the study of psychopathy. Journal of Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment. Article accepted for publication.
Meloy, J. R., Book, A., Hosker-Field, A., Methot-Jones, T., & Roters, J. (2018). Social, sexual, and violent predation: Are psychopathic traits evolutionarily adaptive? Violence and Gender. Advance online publication. doi:10.1089/vio.2018.0012
Nagel, M. G., Watts, A. L., Murphy, B. A., & Lilienfeld, S. O. (2018). Psychopathy and interests: Implications of psychopathic personality taits for vocational and avocational preferences. Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment. Advance online publication. doi:10.1037/per0000287
Olver, M. E. (2016). Treatment of psychopathic offenders: Evidence, issues, and controversies. Journal of Community Safety and Well-Being, 1(3), 75-82. [full text]
Ramplin, S., & Ayob, G. (2017). Moral responsibility in psychopathy: A clinicophilosophical case discussion. BJPsych Advances, 23, 187-195. doi:10.1192/apt.bp.115.015321
Sewall, L. A., & Olver, M. E. (2018). Psychopathy and treatment outcome: Results from a sexual violence reduction program. Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment. Advance online publication. doi:10.1037/per0000297
Verona, E., Murphy, B., & Bresin, K. (2018). Oxytocin-related single-nucleotide polymorphisms, family environment, and psychopathic traits. Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment. Advance online publication. doi:10.1037/per0000290
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Aghajani, M., Klapwijk, E. T., van der Wee, N. J., Veer, I. M., Rombouts, S. A. R. B., Boon, A. E., van Beelen, P., Popma, A., Vermeiren, R. R. J. M., & Colins, O. F. (2017). Disorganized amygdala networks in conduct-disordered juvenile offenders with callous-unemotional traits. Biological Psychiatry, 82, 283-293. doi:10.1016/j.biopsych.2016.05.017
Alemohammad, M., Wood, J. L., Tapp, J., Moore, E., & Skelly, A. (2017). Support for the predictive validity of the multifactor offender readiness model (MORM): Forensic patients' readiness and engagement with therapeutic groups. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health, 27, 421-442. doi:10.1002/cbm.2008
Bates, E. A., Archer, J., & Graham-Kevan, N. (2016). Do the same risk and protective factors influence aggression toward partners and same-sex others? Aggressive Behavior, 43(2), 163-175. doi:10.1002/ab.21672
Higgs, T., Tully, R. J., & Browne, K. D. (2018). Psychometric properties in forensic application of the Screening Version of the Psychopathy Checklist. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 62(7), 1869-1887. doi:10.1177/0306624X17719289
Kebbell, M. R., & Westera, N. (2017). The ‘worst of the worst’: Detectives’ beliefs about dangerous violent offenders and how to deal with them. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 24(6), 843-852. doi:10.1080/13218719.2017.1315786
Owens, E. S., McPharlin, F. W. H., Brooks, N., & Fritzon, K. (2017). The effects of empathy, emotional intelligence and psychopathy on interpersonal interactions. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 25(1), 1-18. doi:10.1080/13218719.2017.1347936
ten Brinke, L., Porter, S., Korva, N., Fowler, K., Lilienfeld, S. O., & Patrick, C. J. (2017). An examination of the communication styles associated with psychopathy and their influence on observer impressions. Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, 41, 269-287. doi:10.1007/s10919-017-0252-5
July 9, 2018
Carraro, L., Spironelli, C., Poli, E., Bobbio, A., Castelli, L., Arcuri, L., & Angrilli, A. (2018). CIO inventory: A new tool for measuring personality traits common to psychopathy and narcissism and their interaction with gender. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 59, 1-9. doi:10.1016/j.ijlp.2018.05.002
Mastromanno, B., Brookstein, D. M., Ogloff, J. R. P., Cambell, R., Chu, C. M., & Daffern, M. (2018). Assessing change in dynamic risk factors in forensic psychiatric inpatients: Relationship with psychopathy and recidivism. The Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology, 29(2), 323-336. doi:10.1080/14789949.2017.1377277
Sellbom, M., Laurinavičius, A., Ustinavičiūtė, L., & Laurinaitytė, I. (2018). The Triarchic Psychopathy Measure: An examination in a Lithuanian inmate sample. Psychological Assessment, 30(7), e10–e20. doi:10.1037/pas0000603
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Anderson, J., & Cheers, C. (2017). Does the Dark Triad predict prejudice?: The role of machiavellianism, psychopathy, and narcissism in explaining negativity toward asylum seekers. Australian Psychologist, 53, 271-281. doi:10.1111/ap.12283
Ismail, G., & Looman, J. (2018). Field inter-rater reliability of the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 62(2), 468-481. doi:10.1177/0306624X16652452
Lamkin, J., Maples-Keller, J. L., & Miller, J. D. (2017). How likable are personality disorder and general personality traits to those who possess them? Journal of Personality, 86(2), 173-185. doi:10.1111/jopy.12302
Pasion, R., Fernandes, C., Pereira, M. R., & Barbosa, F. (2018). Antisocial behaviour and psychopathy: Uncovering the externalizing link in the P3 modulation. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 91, 170-186. doi:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2017.03.012
Próspero-Luis, J., Moreira, P. S., Paiva, T. O., Teixeira, C. P., Costa, P., & Almeida, P. R. (2017). Psychopathy, criminal intentions, and abnormal appraisal of the expected outcomes of theft. Legal and Criminological Psychology, 22, 314-331. doi:10.1111/lcrp.12103
Salekin, R. T. (2017). Research review: What do we know about psychopathic traits in children? Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 58(11), 1180-1200. doi:10.1111/jcpp.12738
Tye, C., Bedford, R., Asherson, P., Ashwood, K. L., Azadi, B., Bolton, P., McLoughlin, G. (2017). Callous-unemotional traits moderate executive function in children with ASD and ADHD: A pilot event-related potential study. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 26, 84-90. doi:10.1016/j.dcn.2017.06.002
October 4, 2017
Gardner, B. O., & Boccaccini, M. T. (2017). Does the convergent validity
of the PAI Antisocial Features Scale depend on offender response style? Journal of Personality Assessment, 99(5), 481-493. doi:10.1080/00223891.2017.1296846
Higgs, T., Tully, R. J., & Browne, K. D. (2017). Psychometric properties in forensic application of the Screening Version of the Psychopathy Checklist. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. Advance online publication. doi:10.1177/0306624X17719289
Kebbell, M. R., & Westera, N. (2017). The ‘worst of the worst’: Detectives’ beliefs about dangerous violent offenders and how to deal with them. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law. Advance online publication. doi:10.1080/13218719.2017.1315786
Owens, E. S., McPharlin, F. W. H., Brooks, N., & Fritzon, K. (2017). The effects of empathy, emotional intelligence and psychopathy on interpersonal interactions. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law. Advance online publication. doi:10.1080/13218719.2017.1347936
ten Brinke, L., Porter, S., Korva, N., Fowler, K., Lilienfeld, S. O., & Patrick, C. J. (2017). An examination of the communication styles associated with psychopathy and their influence on observer impressions. Journal of Nonverbal Behavior. Advance online publication. doi:10.1007/s10919-017-0252-5
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Balsis, S., Busch, A. J., Wilfong, K. M., Newman, J. W., & Edens, J. F. (2017). A statistical consideration regarding the threshold of the Psychopathy Checklist–Revised. Journal of Personality Assessment, 99(5), 494-502. doi:10.1080/00223891.2017.1281819
Boccaccini, M. T., Harris, P. B., Schrantz, K., & Varela, J. G. (2017). Personality Assessment Inventory scores as predictors of evaluation referrals, evaluator opinions, and commitment decisions in sexually violent predator cases. Journal of Personality Assessment, 99(5), 472-480. doi:10.1080/00223891.2016.1269775
Rulseh, A., Edens, J. F., & Cox, J. (2017). Triarchic model personality traits and their impact on mock juror perceptions of a white-collar criminal defendant. Journal of Personality Assessment, 99(5), 453-464. doi:10.1080/00223891.2016.1238830
June 20, 2017
Anderson, J., & Cheers, C. (2017). Does the Dark Triad predict prejudice?: The role of machiavellianism, psychopathy, and narcissism in explaining negativity toward asylum seekers. Australian Psychologist. Advance online publication. doi:10.1111/ap.12283
Blais, J., Forth, A. E., & Hare, R. D. (2017). Examining the interrater reliability of the Hare Psychopathy Checklist—Revised across a large sample of trained raters. Psychological Assessment, 29(6), 762-775. doi:10.1037/pas0000455
Christian, E. J., Meltzer, C. L., Thede, L. L., & Kosson, D. S. (2017). The relationship between early life events, parental attachment, and psychopathic tendencies in adolescent detainees. Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 48(2), 260-269. doi:10.1007/s10578-016-0638-3
Colins, O. F., Fanti, K. A., Andershed, H., Mulder, E., Salekin, R. T., Blokland, A., & Vermeiren, R. R. J. M. (2017). Psychometric properties and prognostic usefulness of the Youth Psychopathic Traits Inventory (YPI) as a component of a clinical protocol for detained youth: A multiethnic examination. Psychological Assessment, 29(6), 740-753. doi:10.1037/pas0000437
Harris, P. B., Boccaccini, M. T., & Rice, A. K. (2017). Field measures of psychopathy and sexual deviance as predictors of recidivism among sexual offenders. Psychological Assessment, 29(6), 639-651. doi:10.1037/pas0000394
Lamkin, J., Maples-Keller, J. L., & Miller, J. D. (2017). How likable are personality disorder and general personality traits to those who possess them? Journal of Personality. Advance online publication. doi:10.1111/jopy.12302
Levy, T., Apter, A., Djalovski, A., Peskin, M., Fennig, S., Gat-Yablonski, G., Bar-Maisels, M., Borodkin, K., & Bloch, Y. (2017). The reliability, concurrent validity and association with salivary oxytocin of the self-report version of the Inventory of Callous-Unemotional Traits in adolescents with conduct disorder. Psychiatry Research, 256, 124-129. doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2017.06.028
Próspero-Luis, J., Moreira, P. S., Paiva, T. O., Teixeira, C. P., Costa, P., & Almeida, P. R. (2017). Psychopathy, criminal intentions, and abnormal appraisal of the expected outcomes of theft. Legal and Criminological Psychology. Advance online publication. doi:10.1111/lcrp.12103
Rettenberger, M., Rice, M. E., Harris, G. T., & Eher, R. (2017). Actuarial risk assessment of sexual offenders: The psychometric properties of the Sex Offender Risk Appraisal Guide (SORAG). Psychological Assessment, 29(6), 624-638. doi:10.1037/pas0000390
Salekin, R. T. (2017). Research review: What do we know about psychopathic traits in children? Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. Advance online publication. doi:10.1111/jcpp.12738
Skeem, J. L., Kennealy, P. J., Tatar II, J. R., Hernandez, I. R., & Keith, F. A. (2017). How well do juvenile risk assessments measure factors to target in treatment? Examining construct validity. Psychological Assessment, 29(6), 679-691. doi:10.1037/pas0000409
Tye, C., Bedford, R., Asherson, P., Ashwood, K. L., Azadi, B., Bolton, P., McLoughlin, G. (2017). Callous-unemotional traits moderate executive function in children with ASD and ADHD: A pilot event-related potential study. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience. Advance online publication. doi:10.1016/j.dcn.2017.06.002
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Klein Haneveld, E., Kamphuis, J. H., Smid, W., & Forbey, J. D. (2017). Using MMPI-2-RF correlates to elucidate the PCL-R and its four facets in a sample of male forensic psychiatric patients. Journal of Personality Assessment, 99(4), 398-407. doi:10.1080/00223891.2016.1228655
Kutchen, T. J., Wygant, D. B., Tylicki, J. L., Dieter, A. M., Veltri, C. O. C., & Sellbom, M. (2017). Construct validity of the MMPI–2–RF Triarchic Psychopathy Scales in correctional and collegiate samples. Journal of Personality Assessment, 99(4), 408-415. doi:10.1080/00223891.2016.1238829
June 8, 2017
Anderson, N. E., Steele, V. R., Maurer, J. M., Rao, V., Koenigs, M. R., Decety, J., Kosson, D. S., Calhoun, V. D. & Kiehl, K. A. (2017). Differentiating emotional processing and attention in psychopathy with functional neuroimaging. Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience, 17(3), 491-515. doi:10.3758/s13415-016-0493-5
Anestis, J. C., Harrop, T. M., Green, B. A., & Anestis, M. D. (2017). Psychopathic personality traits as positive factors against the development of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder symptoms in a sample of National Guard Combat Veterans. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 39(2), 220-229. doi:10.1007/s10862-017-9588-8
Blickle, G., & Schütte, N. (2017). Trait psychopathy, task performance, and counterproductive work behavior directed toward the organization. Personality and Individual Differences, 109, 225-231. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2017.01.006
Boduszek, D., Debowska, A., & Willmott, D. (2017). Latent profile analysis of psychopathic traits among homicide, general violent, property, and white-collar offenders? Journal of Criminal Justice, 51, 17-23. doi:10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2017.06.001
Dargis, M. A., Mattern, A. C., & Newman, J. P. (2017). Set-congruent priming stimuli normalize the information processing of psychopathic offenders. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 39(2), 209-219. doi:10.1007/s10862-017-9587-9
Dargis, M., Wolf, R. C., & Koenigs, M. (2017). Reversal learning deficits in criminal offenders: Effects of psychopathy, substance use, and childhood maltreatment history. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 39(2), 189-197. doi:10.1007/s10862-016-9574-6
Delk, L. A., Bobadilla, L., & Lima, E. N. (2017). Psychopathic traits associate differentially to anger, disgust and fear recognition among men and women. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 39(1), 25-34. doi:10.1007/s10862-016-9561-y
Gao, Y., Huang, Y., & Li, X. (2017). Interaction between prenatal maternal stress and autonomic arousal in predicting conduct problems and psychopathic traits in children. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 39(1), 1-14. doi:10.1007/s10862-016-9556-8
Guerra, R. C., & White, B. A. (2017). Psychopathy and functions of aggression in emerging adulthood: Moderation by anger rumination and gender. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 39(1), 35-45. doi:10.1007/s10862-016-9563-9
Li, X., Chan, W. T., Ang, R. P., & Huan, V. S. (2017). Assessment of psychopathic traits in Singaporean adolescents: Validation of the Antisocial Process Screening Device (APSD). Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 39(2), 198-208. doi:10.1007/s10862-016-9579-1
McLarnon, M. J. W., & Tarraf, R. C. (2017). The Dark Triad: Specific or general sources of variance? A bifactor exploratory structural equation modeling approach. Personality and Individual Differences, 112, 67-73. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2017.02.049
Meere, M., & Egan, V. (2017). Everyday sadism, the Dark Triad, personality, and disgust sensitivity. Personality and Individual Differences, 112, 157-161. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2017.02.056
Pasion, R., Fernandes, C., Pereira, M. R., & Barbosa, F. (2017). Antisocial behaviour and psychopathy: Uncovering the externalizing link in the P3 modulation. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. Advance online publication. doi:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2017.03.012
Salihovic, S., & Stattin, H. (2017). Psychopathic traits and delinquency trajectories in adolescence. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 39(1), 15-24. doi:10.1007/s10862-016-9553-y
Szabó, E., Kocsel, N., Édes, A., Pap, D., Galambos, A., Zsombók, T., Szabó, A., Kozák, L. R., Bagdy, G., Juhász, G., & Kökönyei, G. (2017). Callous-unemotional traits and neural responses to emotional faces in a community sample of young adults. Personality and Individual Differences, 111, 312-317 . doi:10.1016/j.paid.2017.02.026
van Dongen, J. D. M., Drislane, L. E., Nijman, H., Soe-Agnie, S. E., & van Marle, H. J. C. (2017). Further evidence for reliability and validity of the Triarchic Psychopathy Measure in a forensic sample and a community sample. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 39(1), 58-66. doi:10.1007/s10862-016-9567-5
Vyas, K., Jameel, L., Bellesi, G., Crawford, S., & Channon, S. (2017). Derailing the trolley: Everyday utilitarian judgments in groups high versus low in psychopathic traits or autistic traits. Psychiatry Research, 250, 84-91. doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2017.01.054
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Weidacker, K., Snowden, R. J., Boy, F., & Johnston, S. J. (2017). Response Inhibition in the parametric go/no-go task in psychopathic offenders. Psychiatry Research, 250, 256-263. doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2017.01.083
June 6, 2017
Blair, R. J. R. (2017). Emotion-based learning systems and the development of morality. Cognition. Advance online publication. doi:10.1016/j.cognition.2017.03.013
Ellis, J. D., Schroder, H. S., Patrick, C. J., & Moser, J. S. (2017). Emotional reactivity and regulation in individuals with psychopathic traits: Evidence for a disconnect between neurophysiology and self-report. Psychophysiology. Advance online publication. doi:10.1111/psyp.12903
Lyons, M., Croft, A., Fairhurst, S., Varley, K., & WIlson, C. (2017). Seeing through crocodile tears? Sex-specific associations between the Dark Triad traits and lie detection accuracy. Personality and Individual Differences, 113, 1-4. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2017.03.008
Marshall, J., Watts, A. L., Frankel, E. L., & Lilienfeld, S. O. (2017). An examination of psychopathy's relationship with two indices of moral judgment. Personality and Individual Differences, 113, 240-245. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2017.03.034
Moul, C., Hawes, D. J., & Dadds, M. R. (2017). Mapping the developmental pathways of child conduct problems through the neurobiology of empathy. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. Advance online publication. doi:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2017.03.016
Ortega-Escobar, J., Alcázar-Córcoles, M. Á., Puente-Rodríguez, L., & Peńaranda-Ramos, E. (2017). Psychopathy: Legal and neuroscientific aspects. Anuario de Psicología Jurídica. Advance online publication. doi:10.1016/j.apj.2017.01.003
Sherretts, N., Boduszek, D., Debowska, A., & Willmott, D. (2017). Comparison of murderers with recidivists and first time incarcerated offenders from U.S. prisons on psychopathy and identity as a criminal: An exploratory analysis. Journal of Criminal Justice. Advance online publication. doi:10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2017.03.002
Viljoen, J. L., Shaffer, C. S., Gray, A. L., & Douglas, K. S. (2017). Are adolescent risk assessment tools sensitive to change? A framework and examination of the SAVRY and the YLS/CMI. Law and Human Behavior, 41(3), 244-257. doi:10.1037/lhb0000238