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Alderliesten, A. (2014)

Psychopatie in relatie tot internaliserend en externaliserend probleemgedrag

Master thesis | Education and Child Studies (MSc)

In this study the relation between psychopathy and internalizing and externalizing problems will be examined. The research question is: To what extent is there a relationship between psychopathy and internalizing and externalizing problem behavior? Both the relationship between problem behavior and psychopathy as a whole and the separate dimensions of psychopathy were examined. Primary and secondary psychopathy will be differentiated on according to feelings of anxiety. There will be a distinction according to sex, also. The participants are 493 young people aged 12 to 17 years. They were recruited from Dutch pre-vocational schools. Both internalizing and externalizing problem behavior are related to the presence of psychopathic traits. There are different effects found on the separate dimensions of psychopathy. Among youth with psychopathy, there was no connection between psychopathy and internalizing problems. There is a connection found between psychopathy and externalizing...Show moreIn this study the relation between psychopathy and internalizing and externalizing problems will be examined. The research question is: To what extent is there a relationship between psychopathy and internalizing and externalizing problem behavior? Both the relationship between problem behavior and psychopathy as a whole and the separate dimensions of psychopathy were examined. Primary and secondary psychopathy will be differentiated on according to feelings of anxiety. There will be a distinction according to sex, also. The participants are 493 young people aged 12 to 17 years. They were recruited from Dutch pre-vocational schools. Both internalizing and externalizing problem behavior are related to the presence of psychopathic traits. There are different effects found on the separate dimensions of psychopathy. Among youth with psychopathy, there was no connection between psychopathy and internalizing problems. There is a connection found between psychopathy and externalizing problems. There are also different effects on the separate dimensions of psychopathy found. These effects exist both for primary and secondary variants of psychopathy.Show less

Psychopathie

Internaliserend probleemgedrag

Externaliserend probleemgedrag

Primaire psychopathie

Secundaire psychopathie

Sekse

Author

Alderliesten, A.

Faculty

Faculty of Social & Behavioural Sciences

Specialisation

Orthopedagogiek

Supervisors

Zwaanswijk, W.

ECTS Credits

20

Language

nl