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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Biol Psychiatry. 2010 Jan 1;67(1):52–58. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2009.06.018

Table 3.

Regression Analyses Demonstrating Relationships between Psychopathy Factors and Striatal Regions (n=88)

Striatum Measures
Total Striatum Caudate Body
Caudate Head
Lenticular Nucleus
Left Right Left Right Left Right
Total Psychopathy .23* .14 .21* .15 .08 .22* .17
Factor 1 Affective-Interpersonal .27* .23* .28** .12 .10 .23* .20
 Facet 1 (Interpersonal) .22* .21* .29** .11 .08 .17 .12
 Facet 2 (Affective) .27* .21* .22* .11 .09 .25* .23*
Factor 2 Impulsive Antisocial .22* .12 .18 .13 .07 .21* .20*
 Facet 3 (Lifestyle) .23* .08 .13 .22* .18 .19 .12
  Impulsivity / Stimulation-Seeking .26** .02 .12 .30** .22* .20* .12
 Facet 4 (Antisocial) .16 .13 .18 .03 .03 .19 .23*

p<.10

*

p<.05

**

p<.01

Note: Summary of estimates from multiple regression models predicting striatum region volumes from psychopathy scores, age, sex, ethnicity, and substance and alcohol dependence. Numbers indicate standardized beta (β). Positive β indicates higher volumes for individuals higher in psychopathy. Exploratory analyses of the subregions of the striatum were performed to further probe the relationships between the psychopathy factors and total striatum volumes. Results were not corrected for multiple comparisons and should be considered preliminary.