Purpose Recent research has suggested that a heightened sensitivity to nonverbal cues may give individuals with psychopathic traits an advantage when selecting potential victims. The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of gender on the association between psychopathy and perceptions of vulnerability to violent victimization. Design/methodology/approach A sample of 291 undergraduate students viewed a series of eight videos depicting individual female targets walking down a hallway from behind. Participants rated each target’s vulnerability to violent victimization and provided a justification for each rating. In addition to these ratings, participants completed the Self-Report Psychopathy Scale. Findings A series of hierarchical linear regressions revealed gender differences in the association between psychopathy and accuracy. Among male observers, total psychopathy scores, Factor 2 psychopathy scores, and scores on the antisocial behavior facet were positively associated with accuracy in perceiving vulnerability to violent victimization. Conversely, no associations were identified between psychopathy (total, Factors, and facets) and accuracy among female observers. This suggests that the adept ability to accurately perceive nonverbal cues signalling vulnerability is specific to males exhibiting psychopathic traits. Originality/value The results of the current study highlight the importance of distinguishing male and female psychopathy in research and practice. Moreover, with an understanding of individual differences in the ability to accurately perceive nonverbal cues associated with vulnerability, we may begin to develop intervention strategies aimed at reducing future incidences of victimization.

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确定暴力的脆弱性：精神病和性别的作用

目的最近的研究表明，对非言语提示的更高敏感性可能会给具有精神病特征的人选择潜在受害者提供优势。本文的目的是检验性别对心理疾病和对暴力受害者的脆弱性的认识之间的关联的影响。设计/方法/方法291名本科生的样本观看了一系列八个视频，这些视频描绘了从背后走过走廊的各个女性目标。参与者对每个目标的暴力受害者脆弱性进行了评分，并为每个评分提供了理由。除了这些评分，参与者还完成了自我报告心理疾病量表。研究结果一系列分层线性回归揭示了精神病和准确性之间的性别差异。在男性观察者中，总的精神病评分，因子2精神病评分以及反社会行为方面的评分与感知暴力受害者脆弱性的准确性呈正相关。相反，女性观察者的精神病（总数，因素和方面）与准确性之间没有关联。这表明准确地感知非语言暗示信号脆弱性的熟练能力仅针对表现出精神病性特征的男性。独创性/价值本研究的结果突出了在研究和实践中区分男性和女性精神病的重要性。此外，在了解个人在准确感知与脆弱性相关的非语言线索的能力方面的差异之后，