TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Childhood physical abuse and sociopathy: is this link magnified among firstborn children?
JO  - Journal of aggression, maltreatment and trauma
A1  - King, Alan R.
SP  - 963
EP  - 981
VL  - 23
IS  - 9
N2  - The Psychopathic Deviate scale of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) provides a valid psychometric index of sociopathic tendencies in both clinical and nonclinical samples. Childhood physical abuse has provided a robust predictor of sociopathic penchants. The link between childhood physical abuse and MMPI-2 Psychopathic Deviate scores was examined (N = 322) as a function of birth order. A significant childhood physical abuse by birth order interaction was found (p <.0001, η2 =.62) with a 6-fold increase in relative risk of a Psychopathic Deviate elevation (T > 70) found for firstborn participants. Childhood physical abuse predicted Psychopathic Deviate scores for firstborn (r =.50, p <.0001, d = 1.15) and middle-born (r =.24, p =.006, d =.49) offspring. Harris-Lingoes subscale scores suggested firstborns felt selectively alienated from self and others in response to childhood physical abuse experiences.<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 1092-6771
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10926771.2014.953718
ID  - ref1
ER  -