Dolores Fernández Pérez
Psychologist | Assistant Professor (PhD) in Criminology at UCLM (Spain)| Criminology Research Center 🎓🔍 | Research Group on Victimology and Psychopathology of Childhood and Adolescence | Passionate about human behavior, plot twists & dark minds 🎬🕵️♀️
- 👉🔎 New research suggests subclinical psychopathy may act as a survival adaptation to severe childhood trauma, reinforcing fast, present-focused life strategies. #Psychsky #research #AcademicSky #PsychSciSky #Psychology #ResearchPublishing www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
- Childhood trauma is linked to “fast” life history strategies, but subclinical psychopathy strongly amplifies this link. Childhood socioeconomic status has a direct effect but does not moderate it, framing psychopathy as a possible survival trait rather than pathology.
- 🔎 Our community study (sample of 1,100+ participants) shows that psychopathic traits like disinhibition and low empathy are linked to higher aggression and substance use. Not just a clinical issue. #Psychology #Research #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #Science onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
- 👉 Psychopathic traits are not all the same: disinhibition and meanness link to aggression, while boldness relates more to risk-taking and substance use.
- Our study: 👉 Positive autobiographical memories protect against depression across ages. Parental bonding matters (paternal in youth, maternal in older age), and rumination worsens symptoms. See more: www.nature.com/articles/s41... #Psychology #research #PsychSciSky #Science
- A new study suggests that when political issues become part of personal identity, people are more likely to adopt extreme views and support radical candidates—even without deep knowledge of the issue. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #Psychology #Research #PsySky #Political
- Reposted by Dolores Fernández PérezAll I want for Christmas is... published nonsignificant findings and more Registered Reports? www.psychologicalscience.org/publications...
- Reposted by Dolores Fernández Pérez🆕🎄𝐄𝐥 𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐨 𝐨𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐨 𝐝𝐞 𝐥𝐚 𝐍𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐝: ¿𝐩𝐨𝐫 𝐪𝐮𝐞́ 𝐞𝐧 𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐬 𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐥𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬? ✍️Lo analiza @doloresfernandez.bsky.social , profesora de la @uclm.es Vía: @es.theconversation.com Artículo: theconversation.com/el-lado-oscu...
- 👉 Our study mapping 126 studies (2000–2021) shows autobiographical cues (personal memories, photos/music) are effective mood inducers—especially for positive mood. journals.plos.org/plosone/arti... #Psychology #Research #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
- New study reveals that not all narcissists fantasize the same: grandiose types lean into dominance, malignant narcissists show the most intense non-normophilic fantasies, and vulnerable narcissism isn’t linked to sexual fantasies. cab.unime.it/journals/ind... #Psychology #Criminology #Research
- Narcissism shapes desire in unexpected ways.
- 🎄 The Grinch didn’t hate Christmas, he hated what Christmas expected him to be. His rejection wasn’t evil, just overload. Once he learns Christmas is connection, not pressure, he changes. 🧑🎄 It’s not always a lack of spirit, sometimes there are just too many expectations. #Psychology #Christmas
- 📢 New research on 45 sexually motivated serial killers shows they’re not just “inflated egos.” Most display a mix of grandiosity and deep vulnerability—resentment, hypersensitivity, and a sense of being wronged. 👉 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #psychology #criminology #PsychSky #CrimSky
- 📢 New publication Can we talk about “care” in institutions built to punish? My article shows how trauma-informed care in women’s prisons can reproduce harm rather than heal—and calls for restorative alternatives. 📄 doi.org/10.1177/0959... #Psychology #Criminology #Feminism #AcademicSky
- Further angles this article engages with include the gendered nature of punishment, mental health, and the need to rethink carceral logics beyond reform. #CarceralStudies #Decarceration #RestorativeJustice #GenderStudies #Penology #MentalHealth #ForensicPsychology #HumanRights
- People high in Dark Tetrad traits—especially psychopathy and sadism—show stronger beliefs in human dominance over animals and lower empathy, according to a new study in Current Psychology. #Psychology #DarkTetrad #AnimalRights #PsychSciSky #CrimSky link.springer.com/article/10.1...
- 🧠 Our new study: prisoners with mental illness show higher aggression and stronger links between psychopathic traits and aggression than other groups. Findings underline the need for targeted mental health interventions in prisons. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #Psychology #Research
- We compared prisoners with and without mental illness and a community group. Results show that inmates with mental illness display higher physical aggression, anger, and hostility, and stronger links between psychopathic traits and aggression.
- 🧠 New research shows that narcissism fuels trolling — not just for attention, but through malicious envy. Seeing others succeed can trigger hostility, amplified by exposure to antisocial media content. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #Psychology #SocialMedia #Research #Criminology
- 🔎 New study: certain psychopathic traits predict better mind-reading — but without empathy. 👉Those high in “meanness” interpret others’ thoughts more accurately, using cognition, not compassion. doi.org/10.1016/j.jb... #Psychology #Psychopathy #SocialCognition #Research #Criminology #PsychSciSky
- 👉 New meta-analysis: Psychopathy predicts openness to casual, commitment-free sex 🫦 🔎 Across 15K participants, higher psychopathic traits = more unrestricted sociosexuality — in both men and women. linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii... #Psychology #Research #Personality #PsychSciSky
- Are people with “dark traits” simply more honest about their desires?
- 🧠 Our new meta-analysis, published in Frontiers in Psychology, explores how different sensory modalities (vision, sound, smell…) activate autobiographical memories and shape emotional responses. #Psychology #Emotion #Memory #Research #PsychSciSky #CogPsyc 🔗 www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy...
- TikTok meets the “bad boy” effect: Women who actively engage with videos romanticizing criminals show higher hybristophilia — sexual attraction to offenders. Linked to Machiavellianism & psychopathy. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #Psychology #TikTok #criminology #research
- Why do “bad boys” keep going viral — psychology or algorithm?
- Are we mistaking charisma for power—and admiring psychopathic traits as success? The “charisma of evil” has become part of our leadership culture. 👉 theconversation.com/...264655 #leadership #successCulture #criminology #psychology #psychopathy
- Everyone’s talking about AI — almost no one’s using it. A study of 14M web visits shows AI browsing = <1% of online activity. The few “power users”? More Machiavellian, narcissistic, and psychopathic on average. 😬 doi.org/10.1177/2152... #AI #psychology #criminology #research #PsychSciSky
- The study says heavy users score higher on Machiavellian, narcissistic, and psychopathic traits Maybe the question isn’t how “intelligent” tech is, but what it reveals about us. Are we using AI to understand the world or to project ourselves onto it?
- Systematic review: mass murder shows a bimodal age pattern, adolescents seeking status and notoriety in public attacks, and middle aged men committing familicide after status loss. Evolutionary lens integrates stressors, prevention. #criminology #crime #research link.springer.com/article/10.1...
- Standardized definitions, longitudinal data, and targeted interventions could sharpen risk assessment and prevention.
- Reposted by Dolores Fernández Pérez
- Reposted by Dolores Fernández Pérez¡Nace el Grupo de Investigación en Victimología y Psicopatología de la Infancia y Adolescencia! 🧠💛 Comprometidos con el estudio del bienestar psicológico y las experiencias de victimización en niños y adolescentes, y la promoción del desarrollo integral. #Psicología #Victimología #infancia #uclm
- in Crime Science: true-crime docuseries on romance fraud trigger short-lived spikes in police reports in the UK. Awareness rises after releases, then fades—prime time for prevention and victim support. link.springer.com/article/10.1... #criminology #research #psychology #PsychSciSky #SciComm
- New study shows gun violence in movies rose sharply from 2000–2021, closely tracking firearm homicides among U.S. youth. Media portrayals may normalize guns, echoing how smoking was once glamorized onscreen. www.jahonline.org/article/S105... #criminology #crime #research #media #violence
- If Hollywood helped reduce smoking by changing portrayals, maybe it can do the same with guns. Culture matters.
- Why should we indulge our morbid curiosity? According to Psychology Today, exploring the dark — like true crime — lets us confront fear safely, grow resilient, and learn useful survival cues. And no, it doesn’t mean we lack empathy. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/brai... #psychology #criminology
- Reposted by Dolores Fernández Pérez🎉 ¡Nace G-VIPIA! Hoy damos un paso importante en nuestro compromiso con la infancia y la adolescencia. La Línea de Investigación en Victimología (@LiVUCLM) del Centro de Investigación en Criminología de la Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha evoluciona y se transforma en G-VIPIA
- New in Crime, Media, Culture: in-depth interviews with co-victims reveal how true-crime fandom + algorithms can retraumatize families (rumors, doxxing, speculation). More rigor, less spectacle. journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1... #criminology #truecrime #crime #psychology #research
- Why does cruelty feel good to some people? The Dark Tetrad: narcissism, Machiavellianism, psychopathy + sadism. Sadism adds the “pleasure of harming” (e.g., trolling) — and changes the game. Spotting it early protects relationships and teams. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mode... #Psychology
- Can understanding the Dark Tetrad help us show compassion… or just protect ourselves?
- Out today 📝 “Whispered crime: ASMR storytelling and the digital domestication of violence.” On how whispered true crime tames fear and aestheticizes pain within the attention economy. doi.org/10.1177/1741... #TrueCrime #ASMR #DigitalCulture #MediaStudies #Ethics #Psychology #Criminology #Research
- Between whispers, fear, and comfort: what does this crossover tell us about how we inhabit violence in digital culture? 🕯️👂📱
- Proud to be at EUROCRIM 25 presenting our poster: “Can Autobiographical Memories of Events Perceived as Threatening Shape Fear of Crime?—Preliminary Results.” We examine phenomenology of threatening memories, gender differences, and links with fear of crime and avoidance. #Eurocrim2025 #Criminology
- Reposted by Dolores Fernández Pérez📌 Jueves, 4 de septiembre – 18:45 h 🔹 Can Autobiographical Memories of Events Perceived as Threatening, Shape Fear of Crime? A Cross-Sectional Study – Preliminary Results Autores: @doloresfernandez.bsky.social, Beatriz Ortega & @verojimeno.bsky.social
- Our study (n=180, age 10–12): stress low–moderate; EI & resilience high. EI (clarity/repair) + resilience predicted less stress. Creativity linked to EI/resilience, not stress. ojs.ual.es/ojs/index.ph... #Education #EmotionalIntelligence #Resilience #Creativity #Psychology #Research
- Our study suggests EI and resilience buffer stress in preadolescents (10–12), and creativity thrives alongside both. How can schools build these skills without piling on workload/testing? What practices actually stick? #Education #EmotionalIntelligence #Resilience #Creativity #Preadolescence
- In one of our studies, psychopathic traits predict how we remember: meanness → higher precision & coherence; disinhibition → lower emotional intensity. 🔗 www.researchgate.net/publication/... #Psychology #Memory #Research
- If psychopathic traits shape recall—more detail, less emotion—what should matter more when interpreting memories: accuracy or emotional depth? #Psychopathy #Memory #Psychology #Criminology
- True crime is more than shock value. This study explores its expansion, the psychology behind its appeal, and the “CSI effect.” It argues the key challenge isn’t technology but how stories are framed for audiences. 🔗 doi.org/10.1515/zfrs... #TrueCrime #CriminalJustice #Research #Psychology
- If the key issue is the narrative, not the tech, does true crime help the public understand justice—or reinforce myths and false perceptions? #Discussion #TrueCrime #Criminology #CriminalJustice
- Sometimes, the world feels like a wall of thorns. Pain, fear, silence… and the weight of believing there’s no way through. But even in the darkest moments, there’s always a path — if we dare to see it. 🌱 #Psychology #Reflection #peace Art: 4amshower
- Our June study 📄 Exploring how rumination and co-rumination in instant messaging relate to depressive symptoms. Read here 👉 researchgate.net/publication/391863654 #MentalHealth #PsychResearch #DigitalBehavior #Depression #OnlineCommunication #Wellbeing
- 🔎 A community study found that the Lifestyle facet of psychopathy (impulsivity, irresponsibility, and behavioral indicators of antisocial behavior) scored the highest. 👉 Higher socioeconomic status was linked to fewer psychopathic traits. link.springer.com/article/10.1... #Psychopathy #Psychology
- Do psychopathic traits change depending on social and occupational context? 🤔 Or are they just expressed differently — e.g., impulsivity vs. overt antisocial behavior? #MentalHealth #Behavior #Society #Psychopathy #Psychology #Research #criminology
- "A meta-analysis reveals that psychopathy and Machiavellianism are consistently linked to higher depressive symptoms" pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov What does this tell us about the darker sides of personality are they more emotionally fragile than we assume? #Psychology #DarkTriad #Personality
