Antisocial, borderline, and
narcissistic personality traits have been described as characteristics of
intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetrators. Furthermore, deficits in
cognitive empathy and impairments in emotional decoding processes may at least
partially explain conduct disorders and social dysfunction in general. However,
previous research has not explored potential associations between empathy
deficits and the aforementioned traits or whether they are reflected in
recidivism in IPV perpetrators.
Accordingly, the main aim of this study was to
explore associations between empathy deficits, antisocial, borderline, and
narcissistic traits and the risk of recidivism in this population.
The sample
consisted of 144 IPV perpetrators (mean age = 41 years). High antisocial and
borderline personality traits in this sample were associated with a high risk
of recidivism, these relationships being moderated by poor empathy skills.
Moreover, in IPV perpetrators with both antisocial and borderline personality
traits, the risk of recidivism was higher than in those with only one of these
traits. In contrast, narcissistic traits were unrelated to the risk of
recidivism and impairments in empathy.
The results of our study highlight the
importance of empathy deficits and may help professionals to develop specific
intervention programs focusing on improving empathy skills in antisocial and
borderline IPV perpetrators.
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University of Valencia, Spain
Violence Vict. 2016 Jan 29.
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