Cluster analysis of Primary and Secondary Psychopathy in the General Population

Abstract People with high levels of psychopathy cause damage to interpersonal relationships, being also found in the general community. Therefore, it is necessary to explore how this trait manifests in the general community. Thus, the objective was to study the subtypes of psychopathy (primary and secondary) in the general community and their association with personality (i.e., HEXACO). Participants were 116 people aged between 18 and 69 years (78.3% women). Results indicated four groups: high psychopathy, low psychopathy, high primary psychopathy, and high secondary psychopathy. Honesty-Humility factor was the one that best discriminated among the subtypes. We concluded that different personality traits are related to the subtypes of psychopathy, which can impact the assessment and intervention process of people with higher levels in this construct.