The Relationship Between Personality and Schadenfreude in Hypothetical Versus Live Situations

2017 ◽  
Vol 121 (3) ◽  
pp. 445-458 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keegan D. Greenier
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Big Five ◽  
External Validity ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Dark Triad ◽  
Just World ◽  
Big Five Traits ◽  
The Relationship

This study sought to investigate how individual differences are related to schadenfreude (pleasure derived from another’s misfortune) by replicating past findings and extending them to additional personality traits. Because most past research on schadenfreude has relied heavily on the use of reactions to hypothetical scenarios, an attempt was made to demonstrate external validity by also including a reaction to a live event (confederate misfortune). For the scenarios, schadenfreude was positively correlated with the Dark Triad and just world beliefs; negatively correlated with empathy and agreeableness; and uncorrelated with dispositional envy, self-esteem, or the remaining Big Five traits. For the live event, no personality traits were correlated with schadenfreude, suggesting responses to hypothetical situations may not be representative of real-life schadenfreude events.

scholarly journals COVID-19 and their outcomes: how personality, place, and sex of people play a role in the psychology of COVID-19 beliefs

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (Supplement_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonia Brito-Costa ◽  
Peter K Jonason ◽  
Michele Tosi ◽  
Rui Antunes ◽  
Sofia Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Negative Affect ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Dark Triad ◽  
Religious People ◽  
Big Five Traits ◽  
People’S Attitudes ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Facebook Advertising

Abstract Background There is considerable variation in people’s attitudes towards the COVID-19 pandemic. One way to understand why people differ in their attitudes is to examine how personality traits predict the degree to which people hold different attitudes. Methods We collected data (N = 1420) from Portugal and Spain using Facebook advertising. We measured the Dark Triad and Big Five traits, and negative affect, along with ad hoc items for religiousness, and attitudes towards and fear of COVID. Results Neuroticism and Negative affect was linked to various domains of insecurity or fear and provides insights into how personality predicts concerns and behaviors related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Religious people were less trusting in science, thought prayer was answer, and attributed the existence of the virus to an act of God. Women reported more fear of COVID-19 than men did, and this was enabled by women’s greater tendency to have Negative Affect and higher Neuroticism than men. Conclusions Neurotic people and those with more Negative Affect appear to be more fearful, more trusting in others and systems likely to protect them (e.g., scientists), and less likely to trust in systems shown to not help them (e.g., prayer). We found other effects for the Dark Triad traits and the Big Five traits. In total, we highlight some of the reasons that people may be in such disagreements about what to do about the virus at the individual and institutional levels. Personality, place, and participant’s sex all appear to play a role in the psychology of COVID-19 beliefs.

scholarly journals All the Dark Triad and Some of the Big Five Traits are Visible in the Face

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sinan Alper ◽  
Fatih Bayrak ◽  
Onurcan Yilmaz
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Dark Triad ◽  
Partial Support ◽  
Adaptive Trait ◽  
Aggregate Analysis ◽  
Big Five Traits ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Face ◽  
Source Of Information

Some of the recent studies suggested that people can make accurate inferences about the level of the Big Five and the Dark Triad personality traits in strangers by only looking at their faces. However, later findings provided only partial support and the evidence is mixed regarding which traits can be accurately inferred from faces. In the current research, to provide further evidence on whether the Big Five and the Dark Triad traits are visible in the face, we report three studies, two of which were preregistered, conducted on both WEIRD (the US American) and non-WEIRD (Turkish) samples (N = 880). The participants in both US American and Turkish samples were successful in predicting all Dark Triad personality traits by looking at a stranger’s face. However, there were mixed results regarding the Big Five traits. An aggregate analysis of the combined dataset demonstrated that extraversion (only female), agreeableness, and conscientiousness were accurately inferred by the participants in addition to the Dark Triad traits. Overall, the results suggest that inferring personality from faces without any concrete source of information would be an evolutionarily adaptive trait.

scholarly journals THE EFFECT OF DARK TRIAD TRAITS ON DECISION-MAKING STYLES

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-93
Author(s):  
Radka Čopková ◽  
Zuzana Christenková
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Dark Triad ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Rational Decision ◽  
Rational Decision Making ◽  
Decision Making Styles

The aim of present study was to explain the relationships of Dark Triad with decision-making styles. We assumed an association of decision-making styles with the Dark Triad traits that represent aversive personality traits, because previous studies identified relationships between the Dark Triad and the Big Five features and similarly, the relationships of the Big Five traits with decision-making styles have been confirmed. The research was conducted on a sample of 127 participants (M = 40.65 years; SD = 4.68). The sample consisted of 55.1% women (n = 70) and 44.9% men (n = 57). The data were subjected to correlation analysis and structural equation modeling. Machiavellianism correlated significantly positively with avoidant, dependent, and spontaneous decision-making styles. Narcissism correlated significantly positively with spontaneous decision-making style and significantly negatively with rational decision-making style. Psychopathy correlated significantly positively with avoidant and spontaneous decision-making style and significantly negatively with rational decision-making style. The value of the results lies in revealing what decision-making strategies are used by people with different socially aversive personality traits. Finding explanations for why some people use non-adaptive decision-making styles and experience the negative results of their decisions in real life, which cause their overall discomfort, can be explained by their dark features.

scholarly journals A Correlational study of Personality Traits, Self-esteem and Desire for Fame in TikTok Makers

2021 ◽  
Vol 01 (01) ◽  
pp. 1-32
Author(s):  
Ayesha Batool
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Significant Positive Correlation ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Correlational Study ◽  
Positive Correlation ◽  
Big Cities ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

This study was undertaken to (i) identify the relationship among personality traits, self-esteem and desire for fame and (ii) to explore the relationship of personality traits and self-esteem in prediction of desire for fame in TikTok makers. The sample was recruited through the snowball technique and consisted of 200 TikTok makers of Pakistan. The following internationally standardized scales were used: The Big Five Inventory, The Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale (1965) and The Desire for Fame Scale. A significant positive correlation was found between (1) openness, (2) extroversion, (3) agreeableness, (4) conscientiousness, (5) self-esteem and (6) desire for fame. Additionally, neuroticism correlated negatively with the six mentioned variables; and self-esteem significantly predicted desire for fame. Females scored higher in extroversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness and self-esteem; whereas males scored higher in neuroticism. Also, higher levels of self-esteem and desire for fame were found in those who had increased frequency of making TikTok videos and those who belonged to big cities. In conclusion, personality traits, self-esteem and desire for fame significantly correlate with each other in TikTok makers. Researchers, social media activists, students, psychologists, and counselors can benefit from the findings of study. Keywords: Personality Traits, Self-esteem, Desire for Fame, TikTok Makers.

Super-Men and Wonder-Women: The Relationship between the Acceptance of Trans- and Posthumanistic Self-Enhancement, Personality, and Values

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Schönthaler ◽  
Gabriela Hofer ◽  
Sandra Grinschgl ◽  
Aljoscha Neubauer
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Dark Triad ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Technological Innovations ◽  
General Factor ◽  
Vulnerable Narcissism ◽  
Self Transcendence ◽  
The Relationship

Background and aim. Due to ongoing technological innovations, trans- and posthumanistic self-enhancement strategies are publicly discussed, researched from different perspectives, and part of ethical debates. However, only few studies investigated the acceptance of these strategies and its relationship with personality traits and values. The present study investigated to what extent people accept different enhancement strategies and whether acceptance can be predicted by Big Five and Dark Triad traits, vulnerable narcissism, and values. Methods. In an online survey (N = 450), we measured personality traits and values with German questionnaires. Moreover, participants read scenarios about enhancement strategies and answered questions about their acceptance of these scenarios. Results. Factor analysis indicated a general factor of acceptance across scenarios. Correlation analyses showed that high agreeableness, agreeableness-compassion, conscientiousness, conscientiousness-industriousness, and conservation- and self-transcendence values are related to less acceptance of self-enhancement. Moreover, individuals high on Dark Triad traits, vulnerable narcissism, and self-enhancement values exhibit more acceptance. Hierarchical regression analysis revealed that said values and Big Five traits explained unique variance in the acceptance of self-enhancement. Conclusion. These findings highlight the importance of considering personality and values when investigating transhumanistic self-enhancement and support policymaking in creating guidelines for enhancement usage.

scholarly journals The Relationship Between Bullying Experiences, Young Adult’s Personality and Self-esteemYoung Adult’s Personality and Self-esteem

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-115
Author(s):  
Bernadett Bagaméri ◽  
Imola Antal
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
School Bullying ◽  
Demographic Questionnaire ◽  
Help Seeking Behaviour ◽  
Bullying Experiences ◽  
The Relationship

The aim of the research is to analyse the bullying suffered during school age, as well as the relationship between bullying experiences and young adult’s personality along the Big5 personality traits, as well as global self-esteem. The study involved 209 young adults between the ages of 17 and 34, with a mean age of 21 years. The tools used in the survey are a demographic questionnaire, a self-reporting bullying questionnaire, the Big Five Inventory (BFI), and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. The research uses a correlation strategy, the statistical tests used in the data processing are descriptive statistics, independent sample t-test, Pearson’s correlation and analysis of variance (anova). According to our results, a large proportion (77.7%) of respondents experienced bullying in school as children, 23.8% every day or almost every. 23.1% admitted they harassed others during their school years. Regarding the personality traits, the results show that individuals who had experienced school bullying are significantly more neurotic and less extraverted than their than their unexperienced peers, and more frequently bullying is associated with lower extraversion, lower friendliness, and greater openness. Persons who had committed bullying are significantly less conscientious than their peers who have not. As for help-seeking behaviour, nearly half of young people did not tell anyone about what had happened, only 28% sought help from an adult and only 13% actually received help. These results clearly stress the importance of developing school policies against bullying, which specifically address prevention, but also intervention. Keywords: bullying, personality, self-esteem

scholarly journals Who is Prejudiced, and Towards Whom? The Big Five Traits and Generalized Prejudice

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jarret Crawford ◽  
Mark John Brandt
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Personality Trait ◽  
Target Groups ◽  
Disadvantaged Groups ◽  
Big Five Traits ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
Meta Analyses ◽  
Target Characteristics ◽  
The Relationship

Meta-analyses show that low levels of Openness and Agreeableness correlate with generalized prejudice. However, previous studies narrowly assessed prejudice toward low status, disadvantaged groups. Using a broad operationalization of generalized prejudice towards a heterogeneous array of targets, we sought to answer two questions: a) Are some types of people prejudiced against most types of groups, and b) Are some types of people prejudiced against certain types of groups? Across four samples (N = 7,543), Openness was very weakly related to broad generalized prejudice, r = -.03, 95%CI [-.07, -.001], whereas low Agreeableness was reliably associated with broad generalized prejudice (r = -.23, 95%CI [-.31, -.16]). When target characteristics moderated relationships between Big Five traits and prejudice, they implied that perceiver-target dissimilarity on personality traits explain prejudice. Importantly, the relationship between Agreeableness and prejudice remained robust across target groups, suggesting it is the personality trait orienting people toward (dis)liking of others.

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