Study the links between affectionless psychopathy and maternal deprivation.
What was the procedure of the 44 thieves study?
Used a sample of 44teenage thieves. Interviewed them for signs of affectionless psychopathy, families interviewed to see if they suffered from deprivation. A group of 44 non-thieves were assessed to see how maternal deprivation affected those who were not thieves.
What were the results of the 44 thieves study?
In the thieves group:
14/44 were affectionless psychopaths, 17/44 had maternal separation. Of the 14 that were affectionless, 12 had prolonged separation.
In the control group:
2/44 had maternaldeprivation, 0/44 were affectionlesspsychopaths.
