Psychopathic traits, inhibition, and positive and negative emotion: Results from an emotional Go/No-Go task.

ABSTRACT: Difficulty stopping unwanted or inappropriate actions (i.e., inhibitory control) is implicated in antisocial behaviors, which are common in people high in psychopathic traits. Recent research indicates that, for those with antisocial personality, inhibitory control is impaired under negative emotional contexts; however, it is unclear whether this impairment extends to persons with psychopathic traits and to impairments under positive emotional contexts. Identifying some of these distinctions can point to therapeutics that target negative emotion specifically or emotion dysregulation broadly. We sought to identify unique relationships between distinct facets of psychopathy and inhibitory control in the context of positive, negative, and neutral stimuli. Using a community sample (N = 117), e

SUBMITTER: Fournier LF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8169549 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature