Intimate Partner Aggression Committed by Prison Inmates with Psychopathic Profile

José Gómez, Rosario Ortega-Ruiz, Miguel Clemente and José A. Casas
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José Gómez: Department of Psychology, University of Cordoba, 14071 Córdoba, Spain
Rosario Ortega-Ruiz: Department of Psychology, University of Cordoba, 14071 Córdoba, Spain
Miguel Clemente: Department of Psychology, Universidade da Coruna, 15071 Coruna, Spain
José A. Casas: Department of Psychology, University of Cordoba, 14071 Córdoba, Spain

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 10, 1-12

Abstract: Psychopathy and intimate partner aggression (IPA) are two concepts that usually appear concomitantly. Male violence toward women is often considered a psychopathic trait that sometimes involves the woman’s homicide by her partner and, at other times, attempted homicide. This phenomenon has been studied by conducting interviews following Hare’s model with 92 men incarcerated under a compliance regime in a Spanish prison (Córdoba). The results detected six explanatory factors of IPA as a result of attempted homicide or homicide: criminal past and delinquency, impulsivity, the need to stand out from others, lack of empathy, manipulation of others, and instability in partner relationships. The first two factors predict a occurrence of high scores on Hare’s Psychopathy Checklist. The results are discussed, and future lines of research are presented, especially focused on the concept of dehumanization and revenge.

Keywords: intimate partner aggression; psychopathy; prison inmates; condemned; gender-based violence (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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