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Structural Models of Personality and Their Relation to Antisocial Behavior: a Meta‐analytic Review*

Year: 2001

Type: article

Study designs: Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis

Abstract: The authors argue that the concept of personality has much to offer the field of criminology. To this end, they used meta‐analytic techniques to examine the relations between antisocial behavior defined relatively broadly and four structural models of personality: Eysenck's PEN model, Tellegen's three‐factor model, Costa and McCrae's five‐factor model (FFM), and Cloninger's seven‐factor temperament and character model. A comprehensive review of the literature yielded 59 studies that provided relevant information. Eight of the dimensions bore moderate relations to antisocial behavior; the dimensions could all be understood as measures of either Agreeableness or Conscientiousness from the FFM. The implications of these findings for future research are considered.

Source: Criminology

DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-9125.2001.tb00940.x

Authors: JOSHUA D. MILLER, DONALD LYNAM

Institution: University of Kentucky

Language: English

Topic: Personality Traits and Psychology

Subfield: Clinical Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: University of Kentucky, National Institute of Mental Health

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