%0 Journal Article %T Victimization history and posttraumatic stress: an analysis of psychopathy variants in male juvenile offenders %J Journal of child and adolescent trauma %D 2012 %A Tatar, Joseph R. %A Cauffman, Elizabeth %A Kimonis, Eva R. %A Skeem, Jennifer L. %V 5 %N 2 %P 102-113 %X Theory and empirical research suggest that psychopathy may be disaggregated into primary and secondary variants. In practice, individuals with high scores on psychopathy measures are treated as a homogenous group. In this study, interviewers recruited 355 incarcerated youth to assess potential differences in trauma history, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, and dissociative symptoms among high-anxious (secondary) and low-anxious (primary) variants of psychopathy.

RESULTS indicate that youth with secondary psychopathy report a greater history of traumatic experiences and past PTSD symptoms--but not dissociative symptoms--than primary variants. These results suggest that youth with high scores on measures of psychopathy are a heterogeneous group, necessitating nuanced assessment and treatment practices.

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%G en %I Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group %@ 1936-1521 %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19361521.2012.671794