The malevolent side of human nature: A meta-analysis and critical review of the literature on the dark triad (narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy)

P Muris, H Merckelbach, H Otgaar… - Perspectives on …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
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 …

Considering sadism in the shadow of the Dark Triad traits: A meta-analytic review of the Dark Tetrad

B Bonfá-Araujo, AR Lima-Costa, N Hauck-Filho… - Personality and …, 2022 - Elsevier
With this meta-analytic review, we aimed to estimate the relationship that sadistic personality
has with the Dark Triad traits and, secondarily, describe the research on the Dark Tetrad …

[HTML][HTML] Screening for dark personalities

DL Paulhus, EE Buckels, PD Trapnell… - European Journal of …, 2020 - econtent.hogrefe.com
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 …

The dark core of personality.

M Moshagen, BE Hilbig, I Zettler - Psychological review, 2018 - psycnet.apa.org
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 …

The light vs. dark triad of personality: Contrasting two very different profiles of human nature

SB Kaufman, DB Yaden, E Hyde… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
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 …

Understanding and managing pandemic-related panic buying

S Taylor - Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 2021 - Elsevier
Pandemics are associated with panic buying (PB) of groceries and other supplies. During
the COVID-19 pandemic, community leaders expressed frustration and bewilderment about …

Which personality traits are related to traditional bullying and cyberbullying? A study with the Big Five, Dark Triad and sadism

M van Geel, A Goemans, F Toprak, P Vedder - Personality and individual …, 2017 - Elsevier
Studies have shown that both Big Five and Dark Triad (Machiavellianism, narcissism,
psychopathy) personality traits are related to traditional bullying and cyberbullying behaviors …

Duplicity among the dark triad: Three faces of deceit.

DN Jones, DL Paulhus - Journal of personality and social …, 2017 - psycnet.apa.org
Although all 3 of the Dark Triad members are predisposed to engage in exploitative
interpersonal behavior, their motivations and tactics vary. Here we explore their distinctive …

Differences among dark triad components: A meta-analytic investigation.

CE Vize, DR Lynam, KL Collison… - … : Theory, research, and …, 2018 - psycnet.apa.org
Since its emergence 14 years ago the dark triad (DT), composed of narcissism,
psychopathy, and Machiavellianism, has become an increasingly popular research focus …

The effects of the dark triad on unethical behavior

A Harrison, J Summers, B Mennecke - Journal of Business Ethics, 2018 - Springer
This article uses behavioral theories to develop an ethical decision-making model that
describes how psychological factors affect the development of unethical intentions to commit …