Antisocial Academics

Psychopathic personality is associated with a myriad
of social and behavioral problems, including
violence, criminal activity, and overall failure to
conform to social standards. In this study,
psychopathic and antisocial personality traits are
measured among a sample of college students via self-
report surveys using questions derived from Hare s
Psychopathic Checklist-Revised (PCL-R; 1991).
Reliability and factor analyses were used to
validate the inventory and create factor-based
indices that were used to predict antisocial
behavioral outcomes including violence, seeking
revenge on persecutors, and suicidal ideation, in
addition to other analogous and deviant behaviors.
Findings showed a relationship between personality
and behavior, indicating that characteristics of
one s personality may aid in the prediction and
prevention of deviant behaviors. Implications for
public policy, including the identification of
traits that may be related to the propensity for
such behaviors, are reviewed in the context of
school shootings such as the incident at Columbine
High School.

Autorentext
Maryann Stone received her Bachelor's degree in Criminology from University of South Florida and her Master's degree in Criminal Justice and Criminology from East Tennessee State University. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Criminology and Criminal Justice at Old Dominion University.

Klappentext
Psychopathic personality is associated with a myriad of social and behavioral problems, including violence, criminal activity, and overall failure to conform to social standards. In this study, psychopathic and antisocial personality traits are measured among a sample of college students via self- report surveys using questions derived from Hare's Psychopathic Checklist-Revised (PCL-R; 1991). Reliability and factor analyses were used to validate the inventory and create factor-based indices that were used to predict antisocial behavioral outcomes including violence, seeking revenge on persecutors, and suicidal ideation, in addition to other analogous and deviant behaviors. Findings showed a relationship between personality and behavior, indicating that characteristics of one's personality may aid in the prediction and prevention of deviant behaviors. Implications for public policy, including the identification of traits that may be related to the propensity for such behaviors, are reviewed in the context of school shootings such as the incident at Columbine High School.