SmeeAgain Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 It looks like the Blue states have the lock on the top spots! LOL Quote Everyone knows the old saying that the quiet ones are the most dangerous. But how true is it, really? According to one new study, it’s pretty accurate—at least as far as American states go. That’s right. The state with the most psychopathic residents is also one of the most under-the-radar. So just where will you want to watch your back? Connecticut. The tiny northeastern state ranked number one on Southern Methodist University professor Ryan Murphy’s research-backed list of the most psychopathic states in the country. California, New Jersey, New York, and Wyoming filled out the top five. If you live in one of these states, make sure you know the 13 signs you’re dealing with a psychopath. To find these results, researchers relied on previous surveys that established the levels of the big five personality traits (extroversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness to experience) in each state. They found which of the big five personality traits were most common in psychopaths and created a calculation to give each state a score. Currently, the study has only been prepublished, meaning it is not published in a journal nor has it undergone peer review. However, according to previous published research, psychopaths often show traits like disinhibition, boldness, and meanness. “Boldness corresponds to low neuroticism and high extraversion, meanness corresponds to low agreeableness, and disinhibition corresponds to low conscientiousness,' Murphy told Quartz. Now that you know how the scores were calculated, check out the full list. 1. Connecticut 2. California 3. New Jersey 4. and 5. New York and Wyoming (tied) 6. Maine 7. Wisconsin 8. Nevada 9. Illinois 10. Virginia 11. Maryland 12. South Dakota 13. Delaware 14. Massachusetts 15. Arizona 16. Florida 17. Iowa 18. Colorado 19. Texas 20. Ohio 21. Utah 22. Arkansas 23. Idaho 24. North Dakota 25. Michigan 26. Alabama 27. Pennsylvania 28. Rhode Island 29. Louisiana 30. Kansas 31. Georgia 32. Minnesota 33. Missouri 34. Washington 35. Kentucky 36. Nebraska 37. South Carolina 38. New Hampshire 39. Oregon 40. Indiana 41. Mississippi 42. Montana 43. Oklahoma 44. New Mexico 45. North Carolina 46. Tennessee 47. Vermont 48. West Virginia As you can see, there seems to be a high concentration of psychopaths in the northeast. https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/lifestyle-buzz/this-is-the-us-state-with-the-most-psychopaths/ar-BBMFvZY?li=BBnb7Kz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ActionfigureJoe Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 Nothing nothing quite like a morning interview with a psychopath to get the blood flowing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayward Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 (edited) 3 minutes ago, ActionfigureJoe said: Nothing nothing quite like a morning interview with a psychopath to get the blood flowing. You talk to yourself a lot, huh? I doubt that's healthy. Edited August 31, 2018 by hayward Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ActionfigureJoe Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 7 minutes ago, hayward said: You talk to yourself a lot, huh? I doubt that's healthy. Why would I do that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anler Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 Funny Wisconsin scored a notch above Illinois. I remember partying in southern Wisconsin as a bunch of friends had lake homes there. Seemed like every time we went to a local bar there was always some hilljack with his shirt off looking to fight some Fibs. Usually started off with some arm wrestling... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKIQPilot Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 Stupid list. No Alaska or Hawaii. What kid of psychopath forgets Alaska and Hawaii? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold War Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 Florida should be in at least top 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member steve from amherst Posted August 31, 2018 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted August 31, 2018 4 hours ago, Cold War said: Florida should be in at least top 5 x2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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