Narcissism, a trait reflecting egocentric exceptionalism and social selfishness, has captured
scholarly interest due to its intricate composition and social implications. The construct is …

Previous research has attempted to derive arguments for the categorization of traits as
'dark'without theoretical justification or rationalizations. We begin with a description of …

The desire for social status is theorized as being central to narcissism; however, research to
date has focused exclusively on grandiose narcissism. We examined how desires for, and …

A theoretical model of the vulnerable half of the Narcissism Spectrum Model (NSM)–the
Vulnerable Isolation and Enmity Concept (VIEC) is presented in this paper. In five studies …

Individuals with high levels of narcissism often ascend to leadership positions. Whereas
there is evidence that narcissism is linked to unethical behavior and negative social …

In recent years, there has been a growing interest in social and emotional skills (SES) both
in the scientific literature and in social practice. The paper presents an overview of the ways …

Previous research highlights that narcissism predicts a wide range of antisocial tendencies.
We propose that the expression of such tendencies is contingent on the level of dispositional …

Both the ICD-11 and the DSM-5 (Section III) classification systems introduced dimensional
models of personality disorders, with five broad domains called the Pathological Big Five …

Objective There is a considerable body of evidence from the last 20 years, indicating the
need for the reconceptualization of the highest level of the personality structure that the Big …

We investigated how gratitude to God (GTG) functions within the context of negative events.
Specifically, we sought to locate the position of GTG within the affective circumplex and to …