Psychopathic traits and theory of mind task performance: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

This meta-analysis aims to examine the relationship between psychopathic traits and theory of mind (ToM), which is classically and broadly defined as competency in representing and attributing mental states such as emotions, intentions, and beliefs to others. Our search strategy gathered 142 effect sizes from 42 studies, with a total sample size of 7463 participants. Random effects models were used to analyze the data.

Coping Using Sex, Health-Related Behaviors, and Mental Health During COVID-19 Lockdown in the UK.

Background: Peoples' sexual behaviors have changed during the period of enforced COVID-19 social distancing, in some cases, to cope with negative feelings during lockdown. Research on coping using sex is relatively restricted to samples of men with a history of sexual offending, and it is unknown whether coping using sex is associated with health-related behaviors and mental health in the general population.

Aim: We examined if coping using sex before and during lockdown was associated with adverse outcomes (i.