The Relation Between Psychopathy and Sexual Aggression: A Meta‐Analysis
Psychopathy relates moderately to various forms of sexual aggression. The relationship depends on multiple factors. Understanding these mechanisms can inform prevention, treatment, and risk assessment of damaging sexual acts.
Authors
- Donald R. Lynam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8306-498X)
- Kaela Van Til (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6939-8796)
- Tianwei V. Du (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0603-1353)
- Melissa Packer West (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7161-5860)
- Joshua D. Miller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1280-2863)
Institutions
- University of Georgia (US)
- Purdue University West Lafayette (US)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Personality
- Published
- 2025-08-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jopy.70017
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.31