The malevolent side of human nature: A meta-analysis and critical review of the literature on the dark triad (narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy)

P Muris, H Merckelbach, H Otgaar… - Perspectives on …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
The term dark triad refers to the constellation of narcissism, Machiavellianism, and
psychopathy. Over the past few years, the concept has gained momentum, with many …

[HTML][HTML] Dark triads, tetrads, tents, and cores: Why navigate (research) the jungle of dark personality models without a compass (criterion)?

CM Kowalski, R Rogoza, DH Saklofske, JA Schermer - Acta Psychologica, 2021 - Elsevier
This comprehensive review summarizes and evaluates the present state of the Dark Triad
research literature (or more broadly, the dark personality trait literature), and as such serves …

Adaptive and maladaptive behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic: The roles of Dark Triad traits, collective narcissism, and health beliefs

B Nowak, P Brzóska, J Piotrowski, C Sedikides… - Personality and …, 2020 - Elsevier
In a nationally representative sample from Poland (N= 755), we examined the relationships
between the Dark Triad traits (ie, psychopathy, Machiavellianism, and narcissism) and …

Effect of narcissism, psychopathy, and machiavellianism on entrepreneurial intention—the mediating of entrepreneurial self-efficacy

W Wu, H Wang, C Zheng, YJ Wu - Frontiers in psychology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The driving factors behind the exploration and search for entrepreneurial intention (EI) are
critical to entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial practice. To reveal in depth the …

Duplicity among the dark triad: Three faces of deceit.

DN Jones, DL Paulhus - Journal of personality and social …, 2017 - psycnet.apa.org
Although all 3 of the Dark Triad members are predisposed to engage in exploitative
interpersonal behavior, their motivations and tactics vary. Here we explore their distinctive …

A meta‐analytic test of redundancy and relative importance of the dark triad and five‐factor model of personality

EH O'Boyle, DR Forsyth, GC Banks… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
We examined the relationships between M achiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy—
the three traits of the D ark T riad (DT)—and the F ive‐F actor M odel (FFM) of personality …

The dark triad, the big five, and the HEXACO model

K Lee, MC Ashton - Personality and Individual Differences, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract The “Dark Triad” of Machiavellianism, Narcissism, and psychopathy has received
much research attention since the seminal article of Paulhus and Williams (2002). The …

Investor personality as a predictor of investment intention–mediating role of overconfidence bias and financial literacy

R Jain, D Sharma, A Behl, AK Tiwari - International Journal of …, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the role of personality traits (PTs) of
individual investors on their investment intention (II). Further, to study the mediating role of …

Impact of personality on risk tolerance and investment decisions: A study on potential investors of Kazakhstan

O Pak, M Mahmood - International Journal of Commerce and …, 2015 - emerald.com
Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between personality
traits, risk-taking attitude and investment decisions among potential private investors in a …

Measures of dark personalities

DL Paulhus, DN Jones - Measures of personality and social psychological …, 2015 - Elsevier
We review self-report measures of socially aversive personalities. Rather than the clinical or
forensic domains, our focus is on those variables that apply in normal work settings …