This meta-analytic review examines the link between narcissism and aggression, and
whether the link is stronger under provocation conditions. A total of 437 independent studies …

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 …

Consensus is emerging that the constellation of dark personalities should include the
sadistic personality. To build a four-factor measure, we modified and extended the Short …

Many negatively connoted personality traits (often termed “dark traits”) have been introduced
to account for ethically, morally, and socially questionable behavior. Herein, we provide a …

With this meta-analytic review, we aimed to estimate the relationship that sadistic personality
has with the Dark Triad traits and, secondarily, describe the research on the Dark Tetrad …

Three socially aversive traits—Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy—have been
studied as an overlap** constellation known as the Dark Triad. Here, we develop and …

The term dark personalities refers to a set of socially aversive traits in the subclinical range.
Not extreme enough to invite clinical or forensic attention, they can get along (even flourish) …

In two online studies (total N= 1215), respondents completed personality inventories and a
survey of their Internet commenting styles. Overall, strong positive associations emerged …

The sub-clinical personality traits of narcissism, psychopathy, Machiavellianism, and
everyday sadism (ie, the dark triad/tetrad) are known to predict subversive behaviours …

Studies have shown that both Big Five and Dark Triad (Machiavellianism, narcissism,
psychopathy) personality traits are related to traditional bullying and cyberbullying behaviors …