Personality Traits as Predictors of Malevolent Creative Ideation in Offenders
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Malevolent Creativity
1.2. Criminal Behaviour
1.3. The Dark Triad
1.4. Machiavellianism
1.5. Narcissism
1.6. Psychopathy
1.7. Other Personality Constructs
1.7.1. Self-Esteem
1.7.2. Self-Efficacy
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Procedure
2.2. Participants
2.3. Measures
3. Results
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Variable | Category | n | % |
---|---|---|---|
Age at First Conviction | <16 Years (Group 1) | 15 | 11.6 |
16 to 20 Years (Group 2) | 29 | 22.5 | |
>20 Years (Group 3) | 85 | 65.9 | |
Number of Convictions | 1 Conviction (Group 1) | 47 | 36.2 |
2 or 3 Convictions (Group 2) | 34 | 26.2 | |
4 or 5 Convictions (Group 3) | 16 | 12.3 | |
>5 Convictions (Group 4) | 33 | 25.4 | |
Type of Crime | Non-Violent | 52 | 40.0 |
Violent | 78 | 60.0 |
Variables | Min | Max | M | SD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Hurting People | 0.0 | 16.0 | 3.90 | 4.05 | |||||||
2. Lying | 0.0 | 16.0 | 5.08 | 3.26 | 0.35 ** | ||||||
3. Playing Tricks | 0.0 | 11.0 | 3.75 | 2.30 | 0.19 * | 0.32 ** | |||||
4. Machiavellianism | 4.0 | 28.0 | 11.09 | 6.56 | 0.51 ** | 0.38 * | 0.18 * | ||||
5. Psychopathy | 4.0 | 26.0 | 11.69 | 5.57 | 0.37 ** | 0.24 ** | 0.15 | 0.47 ** | |||
6. Narcissism | 4.0 | 28.0 | 15.18 | 6.83 | 0.23 ** | 0.15 | 0.05 | 0.39 ** | 0.36 ** | ||
7. Self-Esteem | 14.0 | 37.0 | 26.36 | 3.97 | −0.09 | 0.07 | 0.13 | −0.03 | −0.04 | 0.10 | |
8. Self-Efficacy | 15.0 | 40.0 | 30.28 | 5.00 | −0.08 | 0.18 * | 0.06 | 0.02 | −0.11 | −0.01 | 0.30 ** |
Malevolent Creative Ideation (Hurting People) | B | 95% CI for B | SE B | β | R2 | ΔR2 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LL | UL | ||||||
Model | 0.29 | 0.26 *** | |||||
Constant | 2.37 | −2.79 | 7.53 | 2.61 | |||
Machiavellianism | 0.26 *** | 0.16 | 0.38 | 0.06 | 0.43 | ||
Psychopathy | 0.11 | −0.01 | 0.24 | 0.07 | 0.16 | ||
Narcissism | 0.01 | −0.09 | 0.11 | 0.05 | 0.01 | ||
Self-Esteem | −0.05 | −0.21 | 0.11 | 0.08 | −0.05 | ||
Self-Efficacy | −0.05 | −0.18 | 0.08 | 0.07 | −0.06 |
Malevolent Creative Ideation (Lying) | B | 95% CI for B | SE B | β | R2 | ΔR2 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LL | UL | ||||||
Model | 0.18 | 0.15 *** | |||||
Constant | −1.56 | −6.00 | 2.87 | 2.24 | |||
Machiavellianism | 0.17 *** | 0.07 | 0.26 | 0.05 | 0.34 | ||
Psychopathy | 0.07 | −0.05 | 0.17 | 0.06 | 0.11 | ||
Narcissism | −0.01 | −0.10 | 0.07 | 0.04 | −0.02 | ||
Self-Esteem | 0.03 | −0.11 | 0.17 | 0.07 | 0.04 | ||
Self-Efficacy | 0.11 * | 0.00 | 0.26 | 0.06 | 0.18 |
Malevolent Creative Ideation (Playing Tricks) | B | 95% CI for B | SE B | β | R2 | ΔR2 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LL | UL | ||||||
Model | 0.06 | 0.03 | |||||
Constant | 0.39 | −2.98 | 3.75 | 1.70 | |||
Machiavellianism | 0.06 | −0.02 | 0.13 | 0.04 | 0.16 | ||
Psychopathy | 0.04 | −0.04 | 0.13 | 0.04 | 0.10 | ||
Narcissism | −0.02 | −0.09 | 0.05 | 0.03 | −0.06 | ||
Self-Esteem | 0.08 | −0.03 | 0.19 | 0.05 | 0.14 | ||
Self-Efficacy | 0.02 | −0.07 | 0.10 | 0.04 | 0.03 |
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Szabó, E.; Körmendi, A.; Kurucz, G.; Cropley, D.; Olajos, T.; Pataky, N. Personality Traits as Predictors of Malevolent Creative Ideation in Offenders. Behav. Sci. 2022, 12, 242. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs12070242
Szabó E, Körmendi A, Kurucz G, Cropley D, Olajos T, Pataky N. Personality Traits as Predictors of Malevolent Creative Ideation in Offenders. Behavioral Sciences. 2022; 12(7):242. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs12070242
Chicago/Turabian StyleSzabó, Enikő, Attila Körmendi, Győző Kurucz, David Cropley, Timea Olajos, and Nóra Pataky. 2022. "Personality Traits as Predictors of Malevolent Creative Ideation in Offenders" Behavioral Sciences 12, no. 7: 242. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs12070242