Affiliation

If a lack of empathy can stem from early life experiences, it remains a quality that isn’t unique to psychopathy. What other qualities need to be taken into account in explaining the psychological makeup of individuals high in this trait? In a new study by the University of Pennsylvania’s Rebecca Waller and colleagues (2020), these other qualities include impairment in the ability to form social bonds, at least in part through deficits in what’s known as the “affiliation” motive. As the authors note, “Individuals high on psychopathy show deficits in the motivation and capacity for generating lasting and deep social bonds with others." In other words, they lack empathy because they lack a general need to affiliate.— "Susan Krauss Whitbourne Ph.D. Posted Aug 01, 2020"https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/fulfillment-any-age/202008/new-understanding-psychopathys-core
Relation; Relationship; Alliance; Allyship;