Continuities and Discontinuities in Antisocial Behavior from Childhood to Adult Life

Advances in Clinical Child Psychology ◽

10.1007/978-1-4757-9038-2_1 ◽

1998 ◽

pp. 1-47 ◽

Cited By ~ 25

Author(s):

Barbara Maughan ◽

Michael Rutter

Keyword(s):

Antisocial Behavior ◽

Adult Life

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Predictors of antisocial behavior (ASB) in adolescence and early adult life

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology ◽

10.1016/s0895-4356(97)87162-4 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 50 ◽

pp. S3

Author(s):

Isabel A.S. Bordin ◽

Michael Boyle ◽

Dan Offord

Keyword(s):

Antisocial Behavior ◽

Adult Life ◽

Early Adult Life

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The Dark Tetrad

Journal of Individual Differences ◽

10.1027/1614-0001/a000179 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 36 (4) ◽

pp. 228-236 ◽

Cited By ~ 45

Author(s):

Janko Međedović ◽

Boban Petrović

Keyword(s):

Personality Traits ◽

Antisocial Behavior ◽

Second Order ◽

The Other ◽

Negative Pole ◽

Latent Space ◽

Order Factor

Abstract. Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy are personality traits understood to be dispositions toward amoral and antisocial behavior. Recent research has suggested that sadism should also be added to this set of traits. In the present study, we tested a hypothesis proposing that these four traits are expressions of one superordinate construct: The Dark Tetrad. Exploration of the latent space of four “dark” traits suggested that the singular second-order factor which represents the Dark Tetrad can be extracted. Analysis has shown that Dark Tetrad traits can be located in the space of basic personality traits, especially on the negative pole of the Honesty-Humility, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, and Emotionality dimensions. We conclude that sadism behaves in a similar manner as the other dark traits, but it cannot be reduced to them. The results support the concept of “Dark Tetrad.”

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