We examined the relationships between M achiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy—
the three traits of the D ark T riad (DT)—and the F ive‐F actor M odel (FFM) of personality …

In recent years, misconduct by CEOs has led to firings, scandals, and financial losses for
companies. Our study explores personality antecedents of CEO misconduct using Five …

“You are doing research on Online Dating? Oh–how interesting!” I often heard statements
like these whenever I revealed the area of application of my research. Whereas it is a …

Deception researchers have developed various scales that measure the use of lying in
specific contexts, but there are limited tools that measure the use of lies more broadly across …

This is a book that integrates what is known from a wide variety of disciplines about the
nature of storytelling and how it influences and transforms people's lives. Drawing on …

This study examined for the first time the relationships between self-monitoring, sincerity,
and emotional manipulation, by investigating whether sensitivity to social cues and to …

Lying is a common occurrence in social interactions, but what predicts whether an individual
will tell a lie? While previous studies have focused on personality factors, here we asked …

Humans engage in deceptive behavior that negatively affects others. The propensity to
deceive is, however, characterized by vast inter-individual heterogeneity that is poorly …

Background Drug addiction (DA) is a global psychiatric worldwide problem. Patients with
substance use disorder are more likely to use the numerous defenses at their disposal to …

Catfish refer to people who use a false online persona to engage in one or more romantic
relationships. The present study was guided by the Couple and Family Technology …