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The emotional manipulation-psychopathy nexus: Relationships with emotional intelligence, alexithymia and ethical position
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Grieve, RM and Mahar, D, The emotional manipulation-psychopathy nexus: Relationships with emotional intelligence, alexithymia and ethical position, Personality and Individual Differences: An International Journal of Research Into The Structure and Development of Personality and The Causation of Individual Differences, 48, (8) pp. 945-950. ISSN 0191-8869 (2010) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2010 Elsevier Ltd.
DOI: doi:10.1016/j.paid.2010.02.028
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.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | Emotional; manipulation; intelligence; psychopathy; alexithymia; ethics; suppressor |
| Research Division: | Psychology |
| Research Group: | Social and personality psychology |
| Research Field: | Personality and individual differences |
| Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
| Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in psychology |
| UTAS Author: | Grieve, RM (Dr Rachel Grieve) |
| ID Code: | 84352 |
| Year Published: | 2010 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 53 |
| Deposited By: | Psychology |
| Deposited On: | 2013-05-08 |
| Last Modified: | 2015-02-04 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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