Lack of Awareness of Prevalence.
One Meta-Study Estimates Psychopathy Prevalence as:
30% of People have Low, Medium, or High Levels of Psychopathy.
Varies Depending on:
Sex (Higher in Males).
Type of Population (Higher in Organisations).
(Because Psychopathy is a Spectrum Disorder,
Estimates Vary Depending on
The “Cutoff” that Researchers Use).
Put the Prevalence of High Levels of Psychopathy in General at:
Just under 1% of Males.
About 0.5% of Females.
Up to 16% in Male Prison Populations in USA.
Even at the Very Low End of the Possible Estimates,
For Every 100 People,
There is Likely to be at Least One Person
(And Probably More)
Who Could be Considered a Psychopath,
and Many More Who Would Score High on a Scale of Anti-Social & Psychopathic Traits.
There Would Obviously Be A
with High Levels of