Journal article
Psychopathy and indirect aggression: The roles of cortisol, sex, and type of psychopathy
Abstract
Salivary cortisol was examined in relation to indirect aggression and primary psychopathy (i.e., cold affect and interpersonal manipulation) and secondary psychopathy (i.e., criminal tendencies and erratic lifestyle) in a sample of 154 undergraduate students. Results revealed that although psychopathy and indirect aggression were strongly correlated, when statistically controlling for each of type of psychopathy, only primary psychopathy was …
Authors
Vaillancourt T; Sunderani S
Journal
Brain and Cognition, Vol. 77, No. 2, pp. 170–175
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
November 2011
DOI
10.1016/j.bandc.2011.06.009
ISSN
0278-2626