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Consideration of future consequences (CFC) serves as a buffer against aggression related to psychopathy

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  • Yongping Zhao
  • Jia Wei
  • Yuanshu Chen
  • Lingxiang Xia

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Psychopathy is the most notorious trait in the Dark Triad, and it is strongly linked to many kinds of aggressive behaviors. However, not every individual who is characterized by psychopathy engages in aggression, which suggests that certain factors may attenuate the intensity of the relations between psychopathy and aggression. The purpose of the current study was to explore the protective roles of the consideration of future consequences (CFC) (high CFC-Future and low CFC- Immediate) in attenuating aggression related to psychopathy using proactive aggression (Study 1) and cyber-aggression (Study 2) behavior indexes. College students (Study 1; N = 1,058) and adults (Study 2; N = 350) voluntarily participated in this study. The results demonstrated that the relationship between psychopathy and aggressive behaviors was moderated by CFC-Future and CFC-Immediate. Individuals with high psychopathy scores who also had high CFC-Future scores or low CFC-Immediate scores exhibited less proactive aggression (Study 1) and left fewer aggressive online comments on news websites (Study 2). The results of the present study suggested that CFC serves as a buffer against aggression related to psychopathy and may extend the knowledge of the relationship between psychopathy and aggression.

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  • Yongping Zhao & Jia Wei & Yuanshu Chen & Lingxiang Xia, 2018. "Consideration of future consequences (CFC) serves as a buffer against aggression related to psychopathy," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 13(9), pages 1-15, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0203663
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0203663
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