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An exploration of the link between masochism and crime in a post-incarceration sample
Piros, Hannah Bouman, Amy Clark, C. Brendan
Piros, Hannah
Bouman, Amy
Clark, C. Brendan
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2022-04-15
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Piros, Hannah; Bouman, Amy; Clark, Brendan. 2022.
An exploration of the link between masochism and crime in a post-incarceration sample -- In Proceedings: 21st Annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Forum. Wichita, KS: Wichita State University, p. 23
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This study explores the relationship between masochism, narcissism, and
violent criminal justice involvement. Understanding the association between these
variables could aid in the treatment of criminal justice populations and inform a more
general understanding as to why people engage in criminal activity. Participants (N=500)
were recruited via Amazon Mechanical Turk and given $2.00 in compensation after
completing an online survey. To assess an individual’s level of narcissistic and
masochistic thinking, a narcissism inventory (NPI-16; Ames, Rose, & Anderson, 2006)
and an undeserving self-image scale (SELF-DISS; Atkinson, 2017) of a masochism
measure were administered. Basic demographic information, psychopathy, IQ,
personality, and cognitive flexibility were also measured and controlled for in the
analyses. A linear regression indicated that high levels of masochistic thinking were
correlated with violent criminal justice involvement, even when relevant covariates were
controlled for. Narcissism was not strongly correlated with violent criminal behavior. The
data from this study helps provide insight into some of the common characteristics of
violent criminal offenders beyond the most commonly explored traits, such as antisocial
personality disorder and psychopathy; in fact, according to our data, masochism proves to
be a stronger predictor of violent criminal justice involvement than psychopathy.
Understanding the connections between various personality traits and criminal behavior
can help in both the prevention and rehabilitation processes by providing a better idea of
possible root causes and predictors of violent criminal justice involvement.
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Second place winner of a poster presentation for Social Sciences and Humanities at the 21st Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Forum (URCAF) held at the Rhatigan Student Center, Wichita State University, April 15, 2022.
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Wichita State University
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