A growing body of research suggests a significant relationship between dark personality traits and political behavior. While the characteristics Machiavellianism, narcissism, psychopathy (labeled Dark Triad) are associated with range attitudes, has not tested Triad in combination emerging use comparable Light personality. This paper sets up an exploration competing influences light on participa...

In the past decade, research on dark triad of personality (Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy) has demonstrated a strong relationship to number socially aversive moral judgments such as sacrificial utilitarian decisions in dilemmas. This study widens scope this program investigates association between traits anti-natalist views, i.e., views holding that procreation is morally wrong. ...

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...

There has been an exponential increase of interest in the dark side of human nature during the last decade. To better understand this dark side, the authors developed and validated a concise, 12-item measure of the Dark Triad: narcissism, psychopathy, Machiavellianism. In 4 studies involving 1,085 participants, they examined its structural reliability, convergent and discriminant validity (Stud...

While it is universally agreed that empathy deficit a necessary condition for the dark roster membership, literature provides no consensus regarding differential associations between individual Dark Triad traits with cognitive and affective empathy. With this in mind, we have investigated topology of network consisting Affective Cognitive Measure Empathy, Narcissistic Admiration Rivalry Questio...

Narcissism can be expressed in grandiose or vulnerable forms. We examined whether positive psychological states (defined by the Oxford Happiness Inventory (OHI) and the Diener Satisfaction With Life (SWL) scales) assisted differentiation relative to general personality traits and the ‘‘the Dark Triad’’ (psychopathy, narcissism, and Machiavellianism, measured by the D12 and Short Dark Triad (SD3...

The current study compared the relationships between dark triad traits and various work outcomes across a Chinese (N = 239) United States 240) employee sample. results of multigroup structural equation modeling analyses generally revealed “dark” pattern two countries for psychopathy. Machiavellianism was “brighter” in China to States. Narcissism seemed display somewhat China, as narcissism more...

Abstract The present study investigated the relative contributions of Dark Triad, honesty-humility, and other HEXACO traits to externalizing problems in young people. One-hundred-and-six adolescents aged between 12 18 years completed an online survey containing Dirty Dozen for Youth as index Triad psychopathy, Machiavellianism, narcissism, HEXACO-Middle School Inventory assess honesty-humility ...

Article history: Received 19 February 2015 Received in revised form 29 June 2015 Accepted 10 July 2015 In light of the growing interest in the dark side of organizations inmainstream research, two concepts related to organizational behavior andmanagement literature have received attention in recent years: counterproductive work behaviors (CWBs) and dark triad traits (Machiavellianism, narcissis...