Dark Triad

A study in the United Kingdom explored the relationship between Dark Triad personality and what one considers infidelity in exclusive romantic relationships. Results showed that persons high in psychopathy were more likely to perceive fantasizing about sexual relations with other...

A year-long study of adults in Germany found that narcissism, the tendency to overlook the feelings and needs of others and react with rage, and defiance when threatened reduced positive and increased negative friendship experiences. The study was published in...

Does narcissism really make people think that they’re smarter than they are, even if they aren’t a narcissist? A study published in the Journal of Research in Personality suggests that inducing narcissistic feelings can lead individuals to overestimate their own...

The findings indicate that individuals high in the psychopathic trait of fearless dominance were less likely to produce false memories when exposed to negative stimuli. Likewise, individuals high in the psychopathic trait of cold-heartedness tended to have fewer true memories...

New research provides evidence that Dark Triad personality traits are associated with anti-feminist attitudes. The findings have been published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences.

New research seeks to understand what interventions may improve some of the destructive symptoms of narcissism. Researchers from the University of Maastricht investigated the consequences of exercises to induce two different types of compassion, self-compassion and compassion for others. Their...

A study of UK athletes and their coaches found links between psychopathy and both anger and aggression. Machiavellianism, another dark personality trait, predicted anger. The study was published in Psychology of Sport & Exercise.

A recent study published in Psychology Research and Behavior Management attempts to determine the relationship between parental Dark Triad traits, emotional reactivity, and their children's Dark Triad and emotional reactivity. The research team sought to discover if the Dark Triad...

An online survey of university student gamblers reported that people who gamble and are prone to lying, cheating and callous behavior (primary psychopathy) were much more likely to fall into gambling-related problems and much less likely to use strategies to...

Psychopathy might be linked to pyromania. According to a new study published in Frontiers in Psychology, people with certain "dark" personality traits show a heightened interest in fire. The study examined a cluster of antisocial characteristics known as the Dark...

People who experience identity fusion with the online gaming community tend to have heightened levels of antisocial personality traits and hostile attitudes, according to new research published in Frontiers in Communication.

A new study published in the Journal of Clinical Psychology explored the connection between psychopathic traits, driving behavior, and anger expression while behind the wheel. The results revealed that individuals with primary psychopathic traits had higher rates of traffic violations...

A study published in the Journal of Research in Personality illuminates the potential relationship between self-control and antagonistic narcissism, a trait with negative social consequences. Researchers found that narcissistic individuals with high levels of self-control were less likely to engage...

Does psychopathy make people fearless? A study published in Cognition and Emotion suggests that people who have psychopathic traits are more likely to take risks, even when faced with a fear-invoking stimuli, and that this may be in part due...

People with "dark" personality traits tend to behave in less environmentally friendly ways in everyday life, and view pro-environmental behaviors as imposing a greater burden, according to new research published in Frontiers in Psychology. The findings provide evidence that personality...