Illuminating the ‘dark core’: Mapping global versus specific sources of variance across multiple measures of the dark triad

2019 ◽  
Vol 145 ◽  
pp. 97-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith Volmer ◽  
Iris K. Koch ◽  
Christian Wolff
Keyword(s):  
Dark Triad ◽  
Multiple Measures ◽  
Core Mapping ◽  
Dark Core

Malevolent Forces

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 191-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Paul Wright ◽  
Mark Alden Morgan ◽  
Pedro R. Almeida ◽  
Nora F. Almosaed ◽  
Sameera S. Moghrabi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dark Triad ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Personality Characteristics ◽  
Negative Outcomes ◽  
Potent Predictor ◽  
Violent Delinquency ◽  
Low Self Control ◽  
Dark Core

The Dark Triad is represented by three interrelated personality characteristics thought to share a “dark core”—that is, to be associated with a range of negative outcomes. We investigate this link alongside another potent predictor of crime, low self-control. Our analyses found the Dark Triad was strongly predictive of delinquency, especially violent delinquency, where it accounted for the effects of self-control. Yet it exerted no significant effect on drug-based delinquency. However, an interaction between the Dark Triad and low self-control remained substantive and predictive across all models, where low self-control amplified the effects of the Dark Triad on delinquency.

More or less than the sum of its parts? Mapping the Dark Triad of personality onto a single Dark Core

2017 ◽  
Vol 114 ◽  
pp. 140-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bianca Bertl ◽  
Jakob Pietschnig ◽  
Ulrich S. Tran ◽  
Stefan Stieger ◽  
Martin Voracek
Keyword(s):  
Dark Triad ◽  
Dark Core

“I'll teach you differences”: Taxometric analysis of the Dark Triad, trait sadism, and the Dark Core of personality

2018 ◽  
Vol 126 ◽  
pp. 19-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulrich S. Tran ◽  
Bianca Bertl ◽  
Michael Kossmeier ◽  
Jakob Pietschnig ◽  
Stefan Stieger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dark Triad ◽  
Taxometric Analysis ◽  
Dark Core

scholarly journals THE DARK TETRAD OF PERSONALITY: REVIEW OF RECENT RESEARCH

2021 ◽  
pp. 222-235
Author(s):  
Fedor V. Derish ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Personality Trait ◽  
Deviant Behavior ◽  
Counterproductive Work Behavior ◽  
Cognitive Empathy ◽  
Dark Triad ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Psychological Suffering ◽  
Dark Core

Recent studies of socially aversive (negative) personality traits have focused on the expansion of different concepts and models. As a result, there emerged the Dark Tetrad personality model (which includes Machiavellianism, subclinical psychopathy, narcissism, and sadism). The paper provides a review of current works on the Dark Tetrad of personality. According to recent research, everyday sadism is a personality trait characterized by a tendency to purposefully humiliate people, causing physical, sexual or psychological suffering for the sake of pleasure. Similar manifestations of everyday sadism and the Dark Triad are antisocial behavior in everyday life and on the Internet. Everyday sadism is the best predictor of various features: deviant behavior in adolescents, affective and cognitive empathy, unprovoked aggression, bullying, cyberbullying, and counterproductive work behavior. Sadism and psychopathy have the «darkest» properties. In general, the results of the studies demonstrate that (1) sadism leads to greater stability of the Dark Tetrad as a complex of personality traits, (2) all of the «dark» properties overlap empirically and theoretically, and (3) the Dark Core is described by empathy deficit (callousness) and manipulativeness rather than other characteristics (e.g. Factor 1 of psychopathy).

Antagonism and Dark Triad (Core) : A facet level examination

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sujit Sekhar Maharana
Keyword(s):  
Business School ◽  
Dark Triad ◽  
Partial Support ◽  
Unique Role ◽  
Shared Variance ◽  
Variance Structure ◽  
Dark Core

Due to the growing importance of Antagonism as the dark core, we examined facet level associations between the antagonistic facets of deceitfulness, manipulation, and grandiosity with the dark triad. A sample pool of 270 prospective managers (Mage = 25.7 yrs., SDage = 3.2 years) from a leading business school of India was selected for the study. It was hypothesised that the facets of antagonism possess a shared variance structure among them (hypothesis 1), machiavellianism will be significantly explained by deceitfulness and manipulation (hypothesis 2), psychopathy will be significantly explained by deceitfulness and manipulation (hypothesis 3), and narcissism will be significantly explained by grandiosity and manipulation (hypothesis 4). Complete support was found for all the hypotheses except hypothesis 1, which received partial support. It was concluded that while each of the antagonistic facets have their unique role to play in individually they can’t account for the dark core.

scholarly journals The Antagonistic Dark Core

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sujit Sekhar Maharana
Keyword(s):  
Linear Regression ◽  
Business School ◽  
Predictive Ability ◽  
Dark Triad ◽  
Common Variance ◽  
Primary Psychopathy ◽  
Relative Ability ◽  
Commonality Analysis ◽  
Suppressor Variable ◽  
Dark Core

The dark core represents the commonalities across the dark triad (Machiavellianism, Narcissism, and Psychopathy). This study contributes to the dark core literature by examining Antagonism as the prime member accounting for the dark core and tests its relative ability in explaining the dark core as compared to other such factors namely, Primary Psychopathy, Honesty-Humility and Agreeableness. A pool of 270 prospective managers (157 males, 113 females, Mage = 25.7 yrs., SDage = 3.2 years) from a leading business school of India were selected for this study. The obtained data was subjected to Hierarchical Linear Regression, Relative Weights Analysis and Commonality Analysis in a bid to flesh out unique and common variance attributed to each predictor for comparing the ability of Antagonism in explaining the dark core in relation to other variables. Antagonism was found to outperform other predictors in accounting for the dark core and explaining variance associated with Narcissism. Honesty-Humility was found to be acting as a suppressor variable, thus increasing the predictive ability of Antagonism and Primary Psychopathy in accounting for the dark core. In short, dark traited people are antagonistic at core.

The Complicated Relationship Between the Dark Triad and Emotional Intelligence: A Systematic Review

2021 ◽  
pp. 175407392110145
Author(s):  
Sarah A. Walker ◽  
Kit S. Double ◽  
Damian P. Birney
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Dark Triad ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Complex Nature ◽  
Multiple Measures

The study of emotional intelligence (EI) and its relationship with the dark triad has emerged as a popular research area. However, the complex nature of the dark triad and EI, including multiple measures for assessment, has led to inconsistent findings. A systematic review was conducted to focus on the multifaceted nature of the dark triad traits. Included studies must have been conducted with adult samples using standardized EI and dark triad measures. Forty-eight studies were identified; all bar one reported overall negative associations between the dark triad and EI. These associations were more complicated than expected. Further examination found these relationships significantly differed when examined at the facet level. Our results highlight that future research requires more than a one-size-fits-all approach.

Validation of the Short Dark Triad in a German Sample

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Caroline Wehner ◽  
Ulrike Maaß ◽  
Marius Leckelt ◽  
Mitja D. Back ◽  
Matthias Ziegler
Keyword(s):  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Structural Models ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Dark Triad ◽  
Fit Indices ◽  
Nomological Network ◽  
Competitive Test ◽  
Three Factor ◽  
Behavioral Criteria

Abstract. The structure, correlates, and assessment of the Dark Triad are widely discussed in several fields of psychology. Based on the German version of the Short Dark Triad (SDT), we add to this by (a) providing a competitive test of existing structural models, (b) testing the nomological network, and (c) proposing an ultrashort 9-item version of the SDT (uSDT). A sample of N = 969 participants provided data on the SDT and a range of further measures. Our competitive test of five structural models revealed that fit indices and nomological network assumptions were best met in a three-factor model, with separate factors for psychopathy, Machiavellianism, and narcissism. The results provided an extensive overview of the raw, unique, and shared associations of Dark Triad dimensions with narcissism facets, sadism, impulsivity, self-esteem, sensation seeking, the Big Five, maladaptive personality traits, sociosexual orientation, and behavioral criteria. Finally, the uSDT exhibited satisfactory psychometric properties. The highest overlap in expected relations between SDT and uSDT, and convergent and discriminant measures was also found for the three-factor model. Our study underlines the utility of a three-factor model of the Dark Triad, extends findings on its nomological network, and provides an ultrashort instrument.

The Measurement Invariance of the Short Dark Triad

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 207-218
Author(s):  
Mihaela Grigoraș ◽  
Andreea Butucescu ◽  
Amalia Miulescu ◽  
Cristian Opariuc-Dan ◽  
Dragoș Iliescu
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Item Response ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Dark Triad ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Scale Level ◽  
High Stake ◽  
Differential Functioning ◽  
Item Functioning

Abstract. Given the fact that most of the dark personality measures are developed based on data collected in low-stake settings, the present study addresses the appropriateness of their use in high-stake contexts. Specifically, we examined item- and scale-level differential functioning of the Short Dark Triad (SD3; Paulhus & Jones, 2011 ) measure across testing contexts. The Short Dark Triad was administered to applicant ( N = 457) and non-applicant ( N = 592) samples. Item- and scale-level invariances were tested using an Item Response Theory (IRT)-based approach and a Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) approach, respectively. Results show that more than half of the SD3 items were flagged for Differential Item Functioning (DIF), and Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling (ESEM) results supported configural, but not metric invariance. Implications for theory and practice are discussed.

A Test of Three Sadism Measures

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 219-227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bojana M. Dinić ◽  
Tara Bulut Allred ◽  
Boban Petrović ◽  
Anja Wertag
Keyword(s):  
Item Response ◽  
Social Groups ◽  
Similarity Index ◽  
Dark Triad ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Fit Indices ◽  
Profile Similarity ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Positive Correlations

Abstract. The aim of this study was to evaluate psychometric properties of three sadism scales: Short Sadistic Impulse Scale (SSIS), Varieties of Sadistic Tendencies (VAST, which measures direct and vicarious sadism), and Assessment of Sadistic Personality (ASP). Sample included 443 participants (50.1% men) from the general population. Reliability based on internal consistency of all scales was good, and results of Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) showed that all three scales had acceptable fit indices for the proposed structure. Results of Item Response Theory (IRT) analysis showed that all three scales had higher measurement precision (information) in above-average scores. Validity of the scales was supported through moderate to high positive correlations with the Dark Triad traits, especially psychopathy, as well as positive correlations with aggressiveness and negative with Honesty-Humility. Moreover, results of hierarchical regression analysis showed that all three measures of direct, but not vicarious sadism, contributed significantly above and beyond other Dark Triad traits to the prediction of increased positive attitudes toward dangerous social groups. The profile similarity index showed that the SSIS and the ASP were highly overlapping, while vicarious sadism seems distinct from other sadism scales.

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