Psychopathy is a personality disorder signified by a pattern of lying, exploitation of others, recklessness, arrogance, sexual promiscuity, low self-control, and lack of empathy for others. Individuals with psychopathic traits appear to lack social emotions (love, empathy, guilt, and remorse). This means that they do not care about other people, feel remorse, or experience guilt … Read more
Summary by Louise Wallace Research Highlights Cyber intimate partner violence in adolescence is linked to both individual traits and prior experiences. Higher psychopathic traits, antisocial and law-violating behaviour, and prior dating violence were all associated with greater involvement in cyber abuse. Family violence patterns also matter: child-to-mother violence was associated with some forms of cyber … Read more
Summary by Beth Visser Have you ever wondered whether people’s real life personality traits carry over into how they behave in a video game? In this study, researchers recruited a sample of World of Warcraft (WoW) players and investigated the associations between gaming behaviors and psychopathic traits. Who participated in the study and what did … Read more
The Aftermath Foundation is seeking nominations for our 2025 Media Award to recognize outstanding contributions to the understanding of psychopathy and its impact on victims and family over the past five years. The media award is given to those who produce works consistent with the mission of the Aftermath Foundation. It can be given for … Read more
The Aftermath Foundation is seeking nominations for our 2025 Graduate Student Research Award. This award is given by the Aftermath Foundation Board of Directors to recognize graduate students who are conducting research consistent with the mission of the Foundation. The 2025 Aftermath Graduate Student Research Award will recognize published research by graduate students completed during … Read more
Revised by Shannon and Taffy and the North American Research Group. While there are tools that are used to identify psychopathic traits in youth, individual children and adolescents are not labelled as psychopathic. The Psychopathy Checklist: Youth Version (PCL-YV) and the Youth Psychopathic Traits Inventory (YPI) are two reliable, valid tools that are used to … Read more
Summary by Jennifer Pink & Nicola Gray Research Study Highlights Individuals with higher scores on all the components of psychopathy measured by the Youth Psychopathic Traits Inventory reported trolling others (posting statements designed to provoke and upset others) and catfishing (pretending to be someone else in order to manipulate and trick others) and cyberstalking. Grandiose-manipulative traits … Read more
