Carlo Garofalo, Elisa Delvecchio, Stefan Bogaerts, Martin Sellbom, Claudia Mazzeschi
OBJECTIVE: Despite accumulating evidence of significant albeit moderate associations between childhood trauma and psychopathy, little is known about the potential moderators of these associations. To advance knowledge in this area, the present study investigated the moderating role of resilience in the childhood trauma-psychopathy link. METHOD: A community sample of 521 adult participants from the Netherlands (40.1% men; M age = 35.27 years, SD = 15.99) completed two self-report questionnaires measuring psychopathic personality traits: a self-report measure of resilience and a retrospective measure of childhood traumatic experiences...
March 28, 2024: Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice and Policy