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EARLY TEMPERAMENTAL AND PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGICAL
PRECURSORS OF ADULT PSYCHOPATHIC PERSONALITY
by
Andrea L. Glenn
AThesis Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
MASTER OF ARTS
(PSYCHOLOGY)
August 2007
Copyright 2007 Andrea L. Glenn
Object Description
| Title | Early temperamental and psychophysiological precursors of adult psychopathic personality |
| Author | Glenn, Andrea L. |
| Author email | aglenn@usc.edu |
| Degree | Master of Arts |
| Document type | Thesis |
| Degree program | Psychology |
| School | College of Letters, Arts and Sciences |
| Date defended/completed | 2007-07-15 |
| Date submitted | 2007 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2007-08-07 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Raine, Adrian |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Baker, Laura Dawson, Michael |
| Abstract | Emerging research on psychopathy in youth raises the question of whether indicators exist very early in life in those with a psychopathic-like personality in adulthood. This study tests the hypothesis that individuals who are more psychopathic in adulthood would be less fearful and inhibited, and more stimulation seeking at age 3, and would also show reduced age 3 skin conductance responsivity. In a sample of 335 3-year olds, behavioral measures of temperament were taken and electrodermal activity recorded in response to both orienting and aversive tones. Hare's Self-Report Psychopathy scale (SRP-II) was administered at follow-up at age 28. Individuals scoring higher on the measure were significantly less fearful and inhibited, more sociable, and displayed longer SC half-recovery times to aversive stimuli compared to controls at age 3. Contrary to predictions, they also showed increased autonomic arousal and skin conductance orienting. Findings appear to be the first to suggest that a prospective link may exist between temperament and psychophysiology in very young children, and psychopathic personality in adulthood. |
| Keyword | psychopathy; child; temperament; psychophysiology |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m769 |
| Rights | Glenn, Andrea L. |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-Glenn-20070807 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume14/etd-Glenn-20070807.pdf |
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| Full text | EARLY TEMPERAMENTAL AND PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGICAL PRECURSORS OF ADULT PSYCHOPATHIC PERSONALITY by Andrea L. Glenn AThesis Presented to the FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree MASTER OF ARTS (PSYCHOLOGY) August 2007 Copyright 2007 Andrea L. Glenn |
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