Childhood trauma is linked to impairments in executive function and working memory, thought to underly psychological disorders including depression and posttraumatic stress disorder. Research demonstrates that childhood trauma can partially mediate posttraumatic stress disorder in those with executive function deficits. Despite a link with executive function deficit, psychopathy as a consequence of trauma is yet to be studied in this context. The present study investigates the possibility of a relationship between childhood trauma, psychopathic traits, and response inhibition. Eighty participants were tasked to completed the Childhood Traumatic Events Scale (Pennebaker & Susman, 2013), Levenson’s Self-Report Psychopathy Scale (Levenson et al., 1995), and Flanker task of response inhibition (Eriksen & Eriksen, 1974). Scores of trauma exposure, psychopathic traits, and reaction times in the Flanker task were measured. Regression analysis revealed no significance for trauma exposure in predicting psychopathic traits (p = .201) and response inhibition (p = .183), indicating that childhood trauma does not strongly predict susceptibility to psychopathic traits or response inhibition deficits. These findings form an important basis on which to build a further understanding of the consequences of childhood trauma exposure, specifically in terms of understanding how specific cognitive functions may be influenced and providing a clearer understanding of how psychopathic traits develop.

童年创伤与执行功能和工作记忆的损伤有关，被认为是潜在的心理障碍，包括抑郁症和创伤后应激障碍。研究表明，童年创伤可以部分调节执行功能缺陷的人的创伤后应激障碍。尽管与执行功能缺陷有关，但在这种情况下尚未研究由创伤引起的精神病。本研究调查了童年创伤、心理变态特征和反应抑制之间关系的可能性。80 名参与者的任务是完成童年创伤事件量表（Pennebaker 和 Susman，2013 年）、Levenson 的自我报告精神病量表（Levenson 等人，1995 年）和 Flanker 反应抑制任务（Eriksen 和 Eriksen，1974 年）。测量了侧卫任务中的创伤暴露分数、心理变态特征和反应时间。回归分析显示创伤暴露在预测精神病特征方面没有意义（p = .201) 和反应抑制 ( p = .183)，表明童年创伤并不能强烈预测对精神病特征或反应抑制缺陷的易感性。这些发现构成了一个重要的基础，可以在此基础上进一步了解童年创伤暴露的后果，特别是在了解特定认知功能如何受到影响以及对精神病特征如何发展提供更清晰的了解方面。