ICPS

2021 APS Virtual Convention · 2021

A Tale of Two Psychopaths: Divergent Relationships between the Factors of Psychopathy and Facets of Status Consciousness

Virtual · May 2021

Posters · Social Psychology

  • Nayaab Khan
    Virginia Commonwealth University
  • Matthew Irwin
    Virginia Commonwealth University
  • Nicole Russell
    Virginia Commonwealth University
  • Samuel West
    Virginia Commonwealth University
  • David Chester
    Virginia Commonwealth University

Abstract

This study (N=225) tested a series of pre-registered hypotheses regarding the associations among facets of Status Consciousness and both factors of Psychopathy. Findings revealed that Factor I psychopathy was associated with greater subjective feelings of status and belief in hierarchy, but Factor II was negatively associated with belief in hierarchy.

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