Resiliency Mediates the Relationship between Childhood Physical Neglect and Adult Fearlessness

Childhood maltreatment is a worldwide problem. Previous research examined the relationship between childhood maltreatment, resiliency, and psychopathy in general. Our study examined the relationship between childhood maltreatment, resiliency, and fearlessness, a trait of psychopathy. We found that childhood maltreatment, especially physical neglect, predicts adult fearlessness and resiliency mediates this relationship.