Who Would 'Purge'? Low Self-Control, Psychopathy, and Offending in the Absence of Legal Controls
Has this study been replicated?
The atlas records 1 replication of this study. Recorded outcomes: 1 successful. The earliest on record is from 2025.
Replications
- Beyond Legal Deterrence: A Replication and Extension Study on Psychopathy, Self-Control, and Crime-Specific Willingness to Offend, Macías-Vasileff et al. (2025). Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency. Outcome recorded: successful.
Regression analyses indicated that psychopathic traits and low self-control were positively related to purging, with psychopathy emerging as the stronger predictor
Outcome read from the abstract. View paper
Cite this record
Meldrum, R. C., Lehmann, P. S., & Flexon, J. L. (2020). Who Would 'Purge'? Low Self-Control, Psychopathy, and Offending in the Absence of Legal Controls. Crime & Delinquency, 67(10), 1582–1613. https://doi.org/10.1177/0011128720940953
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