Recent years have witnessed a plethora of research on cyberbullying. However, many of the
published studies have yielded mixed findings related to cyberbullying and its relation to …

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 …

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 …

• Why do people behave and think the way they do?• What makes people choose certain
products and services?• How does consumption affect our everyday lives? Informed by …

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 …

Contemporary political ills at the mass behavior level (eg, outgroup aggression, conspiracy
theories) are often attributed to increasing polarization and partisan tribalism. We theorize …

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 …

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to changes in people's private and public lives that are
unprecedented in modern history. However, little is known about the differential …

Three socially aversive traits—Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy—have been
studied as an overlapping constellation known as the Dark Triad. Here, we develop and …