%0 Journal Article
%T Identification with a violent and sadistic aggressor: a Rorschach study of criminal debt collectors
%J Journal of personality assessment
%D 2015
%A Nørbech, Peder Chr Bryhn
%A Grønnerød, Cato
%A Hartmann, Ellen
%V 98
%N 2
%P 135-145
%X This study examined personality functioning in a group of 27 incarcerated criminal debt collectors as assessed by the Rorschach Inkblot Method (RIM; Rorschach, 1921/1942) and the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R; Hare, 2003 ). To explore whether these individuals represent a distinct subgroup within the violent offender population, we compared them to a group of incarcerated homicide offenders (n = 23) without a previous history of significant violence and a group who had committed less serious violent crimes (n = 21). <br><br>RESULTS revealed significantly more Rorschach indicators of past trauma (Trauma Content Index), aggressive urges (Aggressive Potential) and identification (Aggressive Content) among the debt collectors than the 2 other groups. In addition, debt collectors displayed significantly more interpersonal interest (Sum Human content), and significantly higher scores on the PCL-R. Our findings suggest that the debt collector might be viewed as a hostile variant of psychopathy.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Informa - Taylor and Francis Group
%@ 0022-3891
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00223891.2015.1063502