scholarly journals Who do you troll and Why: An investigation into the relationship between the Dark Triad Personalities and online trolling behaviours towards popular and less popular Facebook profiles

2017 ◽  
Vol 77 ◽  
pp. 69-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Lopes ◽  
Hui Yu
Keyword(s):  
Dark Triad ◽  
The Relationship

In Search of the Prosocial Personality

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anja Wertag ◽  
Denis Bratko
Keyword(s):  
Prosocial Behavior ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
Dark Triad ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract. Prosocial behavior is intended to benefit others rather than oneself and is positively linked to personality traits such as Agreeableness and Honesty-Humility, and usually negatively to the Dark Triad traits (i.e., Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy). However, a significant proportion of the research in this area is conducted solely on self-report measures of prosocial behavior. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between prosociality and the basic (i.e., HEXACO) and dark personality traits, comparing their contribution in predicting both self-reported prosociality and prosocial behavior. Results of the hierarchical regression analyses showed that the Dark Triad traits explain prosociality and prosocial behavior above and beyond the HEXACO traits, emphasizing the importance of the Dark Triad in the personality space.

scholarly journals Narcissism as a “Light” Trait in the Dark Triad

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 65-80
Author(s):  
Yu.V. Krasavtseva ◽  
T.V. Kornilova
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Intelligence ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Dark Triad ◽  
Verbal Intelligence ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Dirty Dozen ◽  
Tolerance Of Uncertainty ◽  
Positive Correlations ◽  
Light Side ◽  
The Relationship

Narcissism may be seen as the most controversial trait of the Dark Triad, character¬ized by both negative and positive aspects. This study tested the hypotheses regarding the relationship between narcissism and intelligence, tolerance for uncertainty, and the Big Five traits. The sample included two groups of participants: 1) middle managers (N=62, Mage = 37.60, SD = 8.84); 2) undergraduate and postgraduate students (N=1187, Mage = 22.37, SD = 4.44). The Dark Triad traits were measured using the Dirty Dozen questionnaire. The following measures were used: 2 subtests for fluid intelligence from the International Cognitive Ability Resource (ICAR) and 2 subscales for verbal intelligence from the Rapid Online Assessment Deployment System (ROADS); New Questionnaire for Tolerance of Uncertainty; and the Ten Item Personality Inventory (TIPI). For students, a relationship between narcissism was established with the following variables: verbal intelligence (p<0.05); tolerance to uncertainty (p <0.05) and interpersonal intolerance (p<0.01). For managers, narcissism was also linked to tolerance to uncertainty (p<0.05). Positive correlations between narcissism, extroversion, and openness to experience and a negative relationship with emotional stability were established among students. It is concluded that the relationship between narcissism, verbal intelligence, and tolerance for uncertainty reflects the “light” side of narcissism.

scholarly journals Relationship between the Dark Triad and depressive symptoms

PeerJ ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. e8120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raquel Gómez-Leal ◽  
Alberto Megías-Robles ◽  
María José Gutiérrez-Cobo ◽  
Rosario Cabello ◽  
Enrique G. Fernández-Abascal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Dark Triad ◽  
Intervention Programs ◽  
Self Sufficiency ◽  
Cynical View ◽  
Emotional Deficits ◽  
Callous Affect ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Positive Significant Correlation ◽  
Related Personality

The Dark Triad (DT) is composed of three closely related personality traits: psychopathy, Machiavellianism and narcissism. These traits have been linked to emotional deficits. The aim of the present study was to analyze the relationship between the DT traits, including sub-dimensions, and depressive symptoms in order to identify those factors most strongly associated with the development of depression in individuals scoring high on DT. For these purposes, a total of 791 adults (M = 35.76 years; 24.91% males) completed a questionnaire battery including DT traits and depression measures. A positive significant correlation was found between psychopathy and Machiavellianism traits (total score and all sub-dimensions) and depressive symptoms. For narcissism, the direction of the correlation was dependent on the sub-dimension assessed. A model explaining 26.2% of the depressive symptoms scores was composed of the callous affect and criminal tendencies sub-dimensions of psychopathy, cynical view of human nature, which is a sub-dimension of Machiavellianism, and entitlement and self-sufficiency, which are sub-dimensions of narcissism. In addition, some of the relationships found between DT sub-dimensions and depressive symptoms appeared to depend on gender. Our results could have implications for detection and intervention programs aimed at decreasing the negative emotional consequences suffered by individuals with high DT scores. Limitations and future lines of research are discussed.

The effects of similarity in the dark triad traits on the relationship quality in dating couples

2018 ◽  
Vol 131 ◽  
pp. 38-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Igor Kardum ◽  
Jasna Hudek-Knezevic ◽  
Nermina Mehic ◽  
Melane Pilek
Keyword(s):  
Relationship Quality ◽  
Dark Triad ◽  
Dating Couples ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals The relationship between insomnia symptoms and the dark triad personality traits

2018 ◽  
Vol 131 ◽  
pp. 212-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Umair Akram ◽  
Sarah Allen ◽  
Kristofor McCarty ◽  
Maria Gardani ◽  
Alice Tan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Dark Triad ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Insomnia Symptoms

scholarly journals A darker shade of love: Machiavellianism and positive assortative mating based on romantic ideals

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 137-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamás Ináncsi ◽  
András Láng ◽  
Tamás Bereczkei
Keyword(s):  
Big Five ◽  
Dark Triad ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Big Five Model ◽  
Positive Assortative Mating ◽  
Ideal Standards ◽  
Cynical View ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Ideal ◽  
Three Components

Machiavellianism is a personality trait that is characterized by manipulative and exploitative attitude toward others, lack of empathy, and a cynical view of human nature. In itself or as part of the Dark Triad it has been the target of several studies investigating romantic relations. Nevertheless, the relationship between Machiavellianism and romantic ideals has not been revealed yet. An undergraduate sample of 143 (92 females) with an average age of 19.83 years (SD = 1.51 years) filled out self-report measures of Machiavellianism (Mach-IV Scale) and romantic ideals (Ideal Standards Scale and NEO-FFI-IDEAL). According to our results, Machiavellianism correlated negatively with the importance of partner’s warmth-trustworthiness, extraversion, openness, agreeableness, and with the importance of intimacy and loyalty in their ideal relationships. Machiavellianism correlated positively with the ideal partner’s possession over status and resources. Explorative factor analysis revealed three components of ideal partner’s characteristics. Machiavellianism loaded significantly on two out of three components. Results are discussed with regard to Ideal Standards Model and the Big Five model of personality.

Leader dark personality and team agreeableness: a recipe for volatile team performance

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nishant Uppal
Keyword(s):  
Team Performance ◽  
Dark Triad ◽  
Team Leaders ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Sales Team ◽  
Performance Variability ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to examine the effects of the leaders’ dark triad (DT) personality traits, namely, Machiavellianism, Narcissism and Psychopathy, on the team performance variability. Furthermore, this work explores the role of team agreeableness in the above relationship. Design/methodology/approach The study is based on the longitudinal and archival data obtained from the sales team (team leaders: n = 190; team members: n = 832) of 19 firms dealing with fast-moving consumer goods in India. Findings From the finding of the study, it can be inferred that the presence of DT traits in the leaders causes high fluctuations in team performance. Besides, team agreeableness was found to moderate the relationship between the DT traits of the leaders and the team performance variability. Originality/value The theoretical and practical implications of the study are also discussed.

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