M.A. Psychology graduate, Kristopher Brazil, and supervisor, Dr. Adelle Forth, ask why do we find psychopaths so interesting and, in some cases, attractive?
According to their research, it shouldn’t be surprising. Brazil and Forth suggest that psychopathy may, in fact, be a tactic for attracting sexual partners.
Kristopher Brazil, Ph.D. candidate at Brock University, and Adelle Forth of Carleton University point out that success in relationships is influenced by a person’s attractiveness.
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https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/attraction-evolved/201910/are-psychopaths-sexy
Kristopher received his B.Sc. in Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour (Mental Health Specialization) from McMaster University in 2015. He then went on to complete an M.A. in Psychology at Carleton University in 2017 with a focus in forensic psychology. He is now a Ph.D. student in Child and Youth Studies at Brock University working with Dr. Tony Volk.
Kristopher’s research interests are in psychopathic personality, the constructs of masculinity and femininity, and anything to do with evolutionary theory. For his doctoral research, he is applying and combining these interests to explore plausible evolutionary functions of psychopathy in adolescent males, which has implications for youth relationships and well-being as well as the structure, function, and stability of young male groups and coalitions. Other research interests and collaborations include Indigenous scholarship and ways of knowing, mate and sexual selection, the philosophy of science, and personality research.