Title: 4 Ways Female Psychopaths Differ from Male Psychopaths, According to Studies - Learning Mind
Headings: 4 Ways Female Psychopaths Differ from Male Psychopaths, According to Studies
4 Ways Female Psychopaths Differ from Male Psychopaths, According to Studies
Male and Female Psychopaths
Key Differences Between Male and Female Psychopaths
Male Psychopaths:
Female Psychopaths:
4 Ways Psychopathic Women Differ
Behaviour
Relationship characteristics
Underlying psychological causes
Different social norms
Final thoughts
Janey Davies, B.A. (Hons)
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Content: For instance, women don’t tend to rape or murder. “When it comes to the sex differences in ratio it’s really large — nine males for every female murderer. So I would think you’d get that with male and female psychopathy too.” Adrian Raine, a professor of criminology at the University of Pennsylvania
However, some women do kill. Moreover, there are similarities between those that do. One study found that the majority of female serial killers were middle to upper class, white and were highly educated. In addition, there’s another interesting difference between male and female psychopaths. Males tend to kill strangers, whereas females know their victims. In fact, two-thirds were related to them, with a third murdering their partner and just under half killing their own children. However, the reasons are very different.