...Laure Brimbal; Christian A. Meissner; Steven M. Kleinman; Kevin D. Martinez; Madison K. Doyle; Elizabeth A. Quinby; Alexander D. Perry; Amelia Mindthoff Purpose This study aims to investigate suspects underlying motivations to resist cooperation during investigative interviews. The authors propose...

... motivational correlates of psychopathy in a nonclinical sample (N = 125). Design/methodology/approach We used a multimethod design, including self-reports, a behavioral task and a physiological assessment of motive dispositions (automatic affective reactions to stimuli of interpersonal...

... adaptive interpretation is offered. Findings Psychopathy describes a collection of traits and behavior that facilitates an approach-oriented and exploitative motivational style that might suggest more than a protective function. When negative or poor relationships are experienced (e.g. being unwanted...