The term dark triad refers to the constellation of narcissism, Machiavellianism, and
psychopathy. Over the past few years, the concept has gained momentum, with many …

Social science researchers increasingly recruit participants through Amazon's Mechanical
Turk (MTurk) platform. Yet, the physical isolation of MTurk participants, and perceived lack of …

Large language models (LLMs) are currently at the forefront of intertwining AI systems with
human communication and everyday life. Thus, aligning them with human values is of great …

Consensus is emerging that the constellation of dark personalities should include the
sadistic personality. To build a four-factor measure, we modified and extended the Short …

Large language models (LLMs) are currently at the forefront of intertwining AI systems with
human communication and everyday life. Due to rapid technological advances and their …

Moral disengagement refers to a set of cognitive tactics people employ to sidestep moral self-
regulatory processes that normally prevent wrongdoing. In this study, we present a …

Analysis of variance (ANOVA) is the standard procedure for statistical inference in factorial
designs. Typically, ANOVAs are executed using frequentist statistics, where p-values …

Many negatively connoted personality traits (often termed “dark traits”) have been introduced
to account for ethically, morally, and socially questionable behavior. Herein, we provide a …

Who embraces directions to socially distance, boost hygiene, and protect others during a
pandemic of contagious respiratory disease? Do differently phrased public-health messages …

While there is a growing literature on “dark traits”(ie, socially aversive traits), there has been
a lack of integration with the burgeoning research literature on positive traits and fulfilling …