@article{ref1,
title="Anger following provocation in individuals with psychopathic traits",
journal="Journal of criminal psychology",
year="2017",
author="Steuerwald, Brian L. and Brown, Allison R. and Mneimne, Malek and Kosson, David",
volume="7",
number="4",
pages="244-261",
abstract="PURPOSE      The purpose of this paper is to test the attenuated-anger and heightened-anger hypotheses of psychopathy by assessing the physiological, behavioral, and subjective measures of anger in individuals with and without psychopathic traits.       Design/methodology/approach      In all, 62 male college students were assigned to one of three groups based on evidence of elevated affective-interpersonal (Factor 1) and antisocial lifestyle (Factor 2) traits associated with psychopathy (the IF1+F2 group), evidence of only Factor 2 traits (the F2 only group), or based on the absence of psychopathic traits (the control group), using Gough's (1957) Socialization scale and a modified, interview only form of Hare's (1991) Psychopathy Checklist-Revised. To induce anger, participants received unjust criticism about their performance on a computer-based affective lexical decision task and were denied a performance bonus they had reason to expect.       Findings      Following provocation, the three groups displayed similar increases in blood pressure, pulse, and self-reported anger. The control and IF1+F2 groups also displayed similar retaliation toward the confederate. However, the IF1+F2 group displayed smaller increases on two of three measures of facial muscle activity associated with anger.       Originality/value      This study is one of the first to assess anger responsiveness in individuals with psychopathic traits using a powerful anger induction and using physiological, behavioral, and subjective indices of anger. It is also the first to assess both the attenuated-anger and the heightened-anger hypotheses of psychopathy. The findings appear largely inconsistent with both perspectives.   Keywords:     Community, Anger, Psychopathy, Aggression, Emotion induction, Psychopathic traits  Type:     Research paper  Publisher:     Emerald Publishing Limited<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2009-3829",
doi="10.1108/JCP-02-2017-0007",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JCP-02-2017-0007"
}