Theses and Dissertations

Issuing Body

Mississippi State University

Advisor

Spirrison, L. Charles

Committee Member

Adams-Price, Carolyn

Committee Member

Giesen, Martin

Date of Degree

5-3-2008

Original embargo terms

MSU Only Indefinitely

Document Type

Graduate Thesis - Campus Access Only

Major

Psychology

Degree Name

Master of Science

College

College of Arts and Sciences

Department

Department of Psychology

Abstract

The current study was the first of its kind to examine the relationship between psychopathy and boredom. Participants were 233 psychology students, all of whom completed the Psychopathic Personality Inventory-Revised (PPI-R) and the Boredom Proneness Scale (BPS), both of which demonstrate multidimensional structures. Factor analysis of the BPS revealed a fouractor structure, and three independent factors have been demonstrated in the PPI-R. A multiple regression analysis confirmed the hypothesized relationships, revealing large and statistically significant relationships between Fearless Dominance of the PPI-R and Internal Boredom, as well as between Self-Centered Impulsivity of the PPI-R and External Boredom. Additional statistically and clinically significant relationships are discussed. These results suggest that boredom plays a significant role in the psychopathy personality process.

URI

https://hdl.handle.net/11668/16304

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