Dark Triad

A recent study found that psychopathic patients exhibit significantly weaker facial mimicry responses to happy expressions, suggesting impaired automatic emotional processing and a potential biomarker for empathy deficits in psychopathy.

A study in Personality and Individual Differences found that dark personality traits like deceitfulness and vindictiveness are linked to mate poaching, romantic jealousy, sociosexual attitudes, sexism, and acceptance of sexual harassment.

Individuals who enjoy dark humor often have higher levels of Dark Tetrad traits and are more prone to online trolling, particularly those with pronounced sadism, who enjoy trolling others but dislike being trolled themselves.

A new study has found that lower 2D:4D ratios in women correlate with higher grandiose narcissism, while higher 2D:4D ratios in men correlate with higher vulnerable narcissism, suggesting a biological basis for gender differences in narcissistic traits.

A study found that individuals with pronounced psychopathic traits showed reduced anxiety-related behaviors in a mixed reality environment. The research highlights lower anxiety levels in psychopathic individuals in virtual settings.

Psychopathic individuals with high impulsivity tend to make harm-averse, deontological choices in high-emotion scenarios, according to a new study.

Support for military operations among Russian residents is primarily influenced by sociopsychological factors like national identification and political trust, while support for violence against civilians is significantly linked to Dark Triad traits, especially psychopathy.

New research shows that mostly heterosexual and bisexual women display male-like traits, such as greater openness to casual sex and higher psychopathy, suggesting distinct characteristics for different sexual orientation groups rather than a simple continuum.

Individuals with higher levels of Dark Triad traits have reduced grey matter volumes in brain regions involved in emotional regulation and reward processing, according to new neuroimaging research.

A recent study found that narcissistic admiration is linked to less traditional gender role attitudes, while narcissistic rivalry is linked to more traditional views, moderated by having a daughter.

New research has found that vulnerable narcissism in women significantly predicts verbal, physical, and indirect bullying.

New research reveals that while narcissism manifests differently in women, it is equally dangerous. Women with high narcissistic traits tend to be more vulnerable and insecure, yet can be just as violent as narcissistic men.

Alexithymia, or difficulty in recognizing and describing one's own emotions, mediates the relationship between psychopathy and deficits in empathy and emotion regulation, according to new research.

Sexual arousal decreases the sense of agency, but individuals with psychopathic traits are less affected by this reduction, maintaining a stronger feeling of control over their actions even in high-arousal situations