What happens when psychopaths have their own children? Are they psychopaths too? We dive into these questions as we revioew the 2009 Australian horror movie and the sinister father/daughter relationship that leads to unthinkable acts of violence.
References:
Byrne, S. (Director). (2009). The loved ones [Motion picture]. Australia: Madman
Films.Hagerty, B. B. (2017). When Your Child Is a Psychopath. Atlantic, 319(5), 78.
Leedom, L. J., Bass, A., & Almas, L. H. (2013). The Problem of Parental Psychopathy. Journal of Child Custody, 10(2), 154–184. https://doi.org/10.1080/15379418.2013.796268
Lindberg, N., Oshukova, S., Miettunen, J., & Kaltiala-Heino, R. (2016). Do seriously offending girls differ from their age- and offence type-matched male counterparts on psychopathic traits or psychopathy-related background variables? Child & Adolescent Psychiatry & Mental Health, 10, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13034-016-0128-1
Repo-Tiihonen, E., Tiihonen, J., Lindberg, N., Weizmann-Henelius, G., Putkonen, H., & Häkkänen, H. (2010). The intergenerational cycle of criminality–association with psychopathy. Journal Of Forensic Sciences, 55(1), 116–120. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1556-4029.2009.01208.x
