Antisocial Personality Traits, Substance Use, and Somatization: A Brief Consideration of Their Interrelation.

ABSTRACT: The relationship between antisocial personality traits and the expression of somatic symptoms has been the subject of several theoretical and empirical investigations. The present study sought to advance the understanding of the relationship between these variables by testing two moderation models. It was hypothesized that the relationship between antisocial traits and somatization would be moderated by alcohol use, such that the presence of alcohol dependence would strengthen the relationship between antisocial traits and somatization. It was also hypothesized that gender would play a moderating role in the relationship between ASPD and somatization, such that the relationship would be stronger among women than among men. These models were tested in a sample of 787 criminal offenders. Gen

SUBMITTER: Arble E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10815217 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature