Students, sex, and psychopathy: Borderline and psychopathy personality traits are differently related to women and men's use of sexual coercion, partner poaching, and promiscuity

• Published in: Personality and individual differences Vol. 107; pp. 72 - 77
• Main Authors: Khan, Roxanne, Brewer, Gayle, Kim, Sonia, Centifanti, Luna C. Muñoz
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2017; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: Antisocial personality disorder; Avoidance behavior; Borderline personality disorder; Coercion; Dissociation; Fear & phobias; Gender; Impulsivity; Intimacy; Mate poaching; Mixed gender; Personality traits; Poaching; Promiscuity; Psychopathy; Relationship exclusivity; Sex-differentiation; Sexual behavior; Sexual coercion; Tactics; Sex-differentiation; Sexual coercion; Mate poaching; Psychopathy; Relationship exclusivity; Borderline personality disorder

Primary psychopathy traits correlate with sexual coercion, mate poaching, and lack of relationship exclusivity, reflecting instrumental use of others to fulfill personal desires. These sexual behaviors can also be explained by sexual thrill-seeking/impulsivity, or striving for relationship intimacy...