Psychopathic personality characteristics amongst high functioning populations. Issue 1 (1st January 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Brooks, Nathan; Fritzon, Katarina
• Is Part Of: Crime psychology review. Volume 2:Issue 1(2016)
• Page Start: 22
• Page End: 44
• Publication Date: 2016-01-01
• Subjects: Corporate -- psychopathy -- non-criminal -- sub-types; Criminal psychology -- Periodicals; 364.3
• DOI: 10.1080/23744006.2016.1232537
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2374-4006

Abstract

ABSTRACT: In recent years there has been a substantial increase in publications on the topic of the so-called corporate psychopath, and a number of theories have been proposed to account for these higher functioning manifestations of psychopathy. It is acknowledged that psychopathy is most commonly found in criminal, rather than community samples, with estimated prevalence rates being 20% and 1% respectively. Recent research has found rates of psychopathy in business populations, assessed using various psychopathy measures, ranging from 4% to 20%. There has been debate in the literature surrounding the core defining features of psychopathy, and whether antisocial/ criminal behavior is a necessary aspect of the personality construct. This debate is crucial to the definition and measurement of psychopathy in the corporate context with some arguing that the core characteristics of psychopathy are incompatible with successful functioning. The current article reviews the theoretical and empirical literature on corporate psychopathy, including findings relevant to the core personality features of psychopathy in this population, as well as its assessment.