Table 5.

Correlations Between Stressful Life Events and Psychopathology in Individuals with Low, Medium, and High Levels of Primary Psychopathy

Stressful Life Events	Primary Psychopathy	n	Internalizing Psychopathology	Externalizing Psychopathology
Females
Childhood (0–8 years)	Low	469	.45*	.45*
	Medium	1125	.38*	.34*
	High	394	.47*	.38*
Adolescence (9–17 years)	Low	469	.41*	.45*
	Medium	1125	.39*	.36*
	High	394	.49*	.42*
Adulthood (18+ years)	Low	469	.46*	.46*
	Medium	1125	.48*	.43*
	High	394	.52*	.42*
Males
Childhood (0–8 years)	Low	241	.26*	.24*
	Medium	932	.24*	.23*
	High	716	.40*	.33*
Adolescence (9–17 years)	Low	241	.37*	.32*
	Medium	932	.36*	.36*
	High	716	.37*	.32*
Adulthood (18+ years)	Low	241	.50*	.44*
	Medium	932	.43*	.42*
	High	716	.42*	.37*

Note. Low = 1 standard deviation below the mean or lower; Medium = within 1 standard deviation of the mean; High = 1 standard deviation above the mean or higher.

^*p < .05