Psychology says Americans who never leave their home state score slightly higher on psychopathy

There is something comforting about staying close to home.

You know the roads without checking Google Maps, recognise familiar faces at the neighbourhood shop, and can probably predict what your favourite restaurant will serve before opening the menu.

For some people, home is an anchor; for others, it is a place to return to after years of exploring the world.But could staying in the state where you grew up be linked to something unexpected about your personality?A study involving 3,958 American adults found that people who still live in their childhood state score slightly higher on psychopathy than those who have moved elsewhere.Before anyone starts eyeing their neighbour who has never moved away, however, there is an important caveat: the difference is extremely small, and it certainly does not mean that people who stay put are psychopaths.What the researchers discoveredIn the study, titled 'There's No Place Like Home: Stayers Are More Psychopathic Than Movers', researchers examined survey data from 3,958 American adults.