The Dark Triad – narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy – have traditionally been considered to be undesirable traits. However, emerging work suggest that not only may there be a positive side to possessing these traits but they may also serve important adaptive functions, even if the strategies associated with them are viewed as socially undesirable. In an online survey (N = 336), we in...

The main aim of this study was to investigate the relationships between Dark Tetrad traits (Machiavellianism, narcissism, psychopathy and sadism) ability emotional intelligence dimensions – self-emotion appraisal, others’ emotion use regulation emotion. Wong Law Emotional Intelligence Scale, Short Triad Assessment Sadistic Personality were applied a sample 322 participants from general populati...

Machiavellianism is characterised by a manipulative interpersonal style, willingness to exploit others, and a preference for emotionally detached relationships. The present studies investigate the extent to which Machiavellianism influences relationship satisfaction and romantic relationship quality. In Study 1, 194 heterosexual partnered women completed Machiavellianism and Relationship Satisf...

This study examined whether the dark triad personality traits were related to experience of self-disgust, and these relationships mediated by emotion regulation deficits. A sample (N = 620) individuals completed measures regulation, self-disgust. Correlational analysis determined that self-disgust was significantly increased psychopathy Machiavellianism, but not narcissism. Parallel multiple me...

A novel psychological construct characterised by high empathy and dark traits: the Dark Empath (DE) is identified described relative to personality, aggression, triad (DT) facets wellbeing. Participants ( n = 991) were assessed for narcissism , Machiavellianism, psychopathy cognitive affective empathy. Sub-cohorts also completed measures of (i) personality (BIG5), indirect interpersonal aggress...

Abstract Although the Dark Triad (DT) of personality has been studied for almost two decades, research regarding its structure is lacking, which pertinent to understanding personality-outcome associations. This study examined DT domains, both independently and as a cluster. Initial results were replicated with validation sample. Participants (Study 1: N = 301; Study 2: N = 224) completed six se...

Personality characteristics such as narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy are considered dark triad features. These linked with a range of negative outcomes. Social media usage is growing more popular every day. However, people's functionality declines frequent social media. The overall sample the research was consisting (N= 400) out which (211 were female 189 male) ranging in age from ...

The data include responses to the Swedish version of a brief questionnaire used to operationalize the Dark Triad of malevolent character: Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy. The data was collected among 342 Swedish university students and white-collar workers (see Garcia et al. (2017) [1]). In this article, we include the Swedish version of Jonason's Dark Triad Dirty Dozen questionna...

This study presents the first behavioral genetic investigation of the relationships between trait emotional intelligence (trait EI or trait emotional self-efficacy) and the Dark Triad traits of narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy. In line with trait EI theory, the construct correlated positively with narcissism, but negatively with the other two traits. Generally, the correlations wer...

This study explored how responsiveness, assertiveness, cognitive flexibility, and nonverbal immediacy might be related to Machiavellianism and a possible interaction of these relationships with biological sex. Participants (N = 234) completed the AssertivenessResponsiveness Measure (ARM), the Nonverbal Immediacy Scale (the self-report version; NISS), the Cognitive Flexibility scale, and a recen...