Dark Triad

New research suggests the relentless drive for perfection connects narcissism to obsessive-compulsive disorder. A study from Brazil finds that the gap between expectation and reality triggers significant mental distress in narcissistic individuals.

Psychopathy may offer reproductive advantages that sadism does not, according to a Frontiers in Psychology study. Researchers found that while psychopathy correlates with having more children earlier in life, sadism predicts the opposite outcome.

Researchers have found that individuals with Machiavellian and psychopathic tendencies are more likely to flirt for material rewards. The study suggests personality drives the decision to flirt for gain rather than connection.

Individuals with high levels of psychopathy are over nine times more likely to develop schizophrenia than those with low levels, according to a 40-year longitudinal study of forensic psychiatric patients in Finland.

New research sheds light on how different psychopathic personality traits relate to different forms of sexual aggression.

A new study highlights distinct psychological profiles for gamblers. While strategic players show higher rates of narcissism-fueled addiction, mixed gamblers are driven by the belief that they are personally lucky.

Researchers found that women with high levels of Machiavellianism and psychopathy struggle to identify feelings or experience pleasure, a correlation that was completely absent in male participants.

A new longitudinal study suggests a two-way relationship between environmental activism and personality. Findings indicate that while specific traits predict involvement, activism itself may increase narcissism and psychopathy over time.

Senior managers with high levels of narcissism and psychopathy are prone to quiet quitting. A recent study links these dark personality traits to workplace disengagement through psychological entitlement and moral rationalization.

A new study finds that while effective liars in the general public are also good at spotting lies, this link breaks down in prison. Incarcerated individuals with dark personality traits actually performed worse at detecting deception.

New research provides evidence that serial killers often harbor intense feelings of vulnerable enmity. The study suggests these offenders are driven by a complex mix of grandiosity and emotional fragility.

Not all narcissists are alike when it comes to sexuality. New research shows that while grandiose narcissism is tied to dominant fantasies, the insecure, vulnerable type is not.

Across several studies, people who signaled victimhood tended to be evaluated less favorably than those who faced similar situations without highlighting their suffering.

How do you spot a narcissistic leader? Researchers have found a clue hiding in plain sight.