Abstract Purpose This study explored the overall impact of psychopathic traits on crime by examining both the direct effects of psychopathic traits on criminal behavior, as well as the indirect effects of psychopathic traits through risk factors. Methods Relying on a juvenile offender sample (N = 1354), a multiple mediator model was employed to examine (1) the direct effects of psychopathic traits on offending, (2) the direct effects of risk factors on offending, (3) the indirect effects of risk factors on the link between two factors, and (4) the total effects of psychopathic traits on offending via various risk factors. Results Overall, psychopathic traits had significant effects on the different types of criminal behavior and risk factors. Some risk factors also exerted significant indirect impacts, depending on the type of criminal behavior. Deviant peer association remained as a significant risk factor in all models. Conclusions These results show that psychopathic traits themselves linked to increased offending and that the effects of psychopathic traits on offending are precipitated through risk factors. Findings shed light on those risk factors that are most likely to trigger deviant behavior and suggest that eliminating proximal risks around them may enhance public safety

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精神病特征和不同类型的犯罪行为：对直接影响和中介过程的评估

摘要 目的本研究通过检查精神病特征对犯罪行为的直接影响以及精神病特征通过风险因素的间接影响，探讨精神病特征对犯罪的整体影响。方法 以少年犯样本（N = 1354）为基础，采用多重中介模型检验（1）心理变态特征对犯罪的直接影响，（2）危险因素对犯罪的直接影响，（3）间接影响。风险因素对两个因素之间联系的影响，以及 (4) 精神病特征通过各种风险因素对犯罪的总影响。结果 总体而言，精神病特征对不同类型的犯罪行为和危险因素有显着影响。根据犯罪行为的类型，一些风险因素也产生了重大的间接影响。在所有模型中，异常同伴关联仍然是一个重要的风险因素。结论 这些结果表明，精神病特征本身与犯罪增加有关，并且精神病特征对犯罪的影响是通过风险因素促成的。调查结果揭示了最有可能引发越轨行为的风险因素，并表明消除周围的近端风险可能会增强公共安全