Is the psychopathic heart beating for fear? A psychophysiological investigation of fear experience in psychopathy
The findings provide preliminary support for the assumption that individuals high in core psychopathy traits may interpret arousal in fear-evoking situations more joyful than other persons, in line with the Fear Enjoyment Hypothesis.
Authors
- Miriam J. Hofmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1460-0931)
- Sabrina Schneider (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6151-6391)
- Andreas Mokros
Institutions
- FernUniversität in Hagen (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Biological Psychology
- Published
- 2026-01-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2026.109188
- Primary Topic
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00