AN EXAMINATION OF THE RELATION BETWEEN ABILITY EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND PSYCHOPATHY
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2010-05Author
Swim, Emily R.
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Miron, Anca
Hong, Phan
Lishner, David
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The present study investigated whether a negative relation between psychopathy
and ability emotional intelligence (AEI) exists. One hundred fifty one undergraduate
student participants (72 men and 79 women) completed the Mayer-Salovey-Caruso
Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT), the Self-Report Psychopathy Scale-III (SRP-III),
and a brief demographic questionnaire. After controlling for gender, an overall
association of psychopathy and AEI was found, r = .-22, p < .01. Furthermore,
exploratory analyses examining MSCEIT subscales showed that this negative association
was mainly driven by deficits found for the faces, sensations, and emotional management
subscale. The present findings suggest a deficit in emotional processing in higher
psychopathy individuals is linked to emotional stimuli and contextual cues.
Subject
Psychological pathological
Sex differences psychology
Personality assessment
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A Thesis Submitted In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree of Master of Science-Psychology