'Dark' Personality Traits Thrive in Societies with Corruption and Inequality, Global Study Shows

The 4 Building Blocks of the Dark Triad

The dark triad, consisting of narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism, may have its origins in four very basic conditions, according to a new international study.

'Dark' personality traits thrive in societies with corruption and inequality, global study shows

A new global study shows that people in societies characterized by corruption, inequality, poverty, and violence are more likely to develop aversive, "dark" personality characteristics such as selfishness or spitefulness.

The Dark Triad of personality: Narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy

Of the offensive yet non-pathological personalities in the literature, three are especially prominent: Machiavellianism, subclinical narcissism, and s…

'Dark' personality thrives in societies with corruption and inequality