Journal article
The emotional manipulation-psychopathy nexus: Relationships with emotional intelligence, alexithymia and ethical position
Personality and Individual Differences, Vol.48(8), pp.945-950
2010
Abstract
This research examined for the first time the relationship between emotional manipulation, emotional intelligence, and primary and secondary psychopathy. As predicted, in Study 1 (N=73), emotional manipulation was related to both primary and secondary psychopathy. Only secondary psychopathy was related to perceived poor emotional skills. Secondary psychopathy was also related to emotional concealment. Emotional intelligence was negatively related to perceived poor emotional skills, emotional concealment, and primary and secondary psychopathy. In Study 2 (N=275), two additional variables were included: alexithymia and ethical position. It was found that for males, primary psychopathy and emotional intelligence predicted emotional manipulation, while for females emotional intelligence acted as a suppressor, and ethical idealism and secondary psychopathy were additional predictors. For males, emotional intelligence and alexithymia were related to perceived poor emotional skills, while for females emotional intelligence, but not alexithymia, predicted perceived poor emotional skills, with ethical idealism acting as a suppressor. For both males and females, alexithymia predicted emotional concealment. These findings suggest that the mechanisms behind the emotional manipulation-psychopathy relationship differ as a function of gender. Examining the different aspects of emotional manipulation as separate but related constructs may enhance understanding of the construct of emotional manipulation.
Details
- Title
- The emotional manipulation-psychopathy nexus: Relationships with emotional intelligence, alexithymia and ethical position
- Authors
- R Grieve (Author) - Australian National UniversityDoug P Mahar (Author) - Australian National University
- Publication details
- Personality and Individual Differences, Vol.48(8), pp.945-950
- Publisher
- Pergamon
- Date published
- 2010
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.paid.2010.02.028
- ISSN
- 0191-8869
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2010. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
- Organisation Unit
- School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Engage Research Lab
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99448865402621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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