Unpacking more "evil": What is at the core of the dark tetrad?

被引:142
作者
Book, Angela [1 ]
Visser, Beth A. [2 ]
Blais, Julie [3 ]
Hosker-Field, Ashley [1 ]
Methot-Jones, Tabatha [1 ]
Gauthier, Nathalie Y. [1 ]
Volk, Anthony [1 ]
Holden, Ronald R. [4 ]
D'Agata, Madeleine T. [4 ]
机构
[1] Brock Univ, St Catharines, ON L2S 3A1, Canada
[2] Lakehead Univ, Orillia, ON, Canada
[3] Carleton Univ, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada
[4] Queens Univ, Kingston, ON, Canada
关键词
Dark tetrad; Hexaco; Honesty-humility; Evil; PERSONALITY; TRIAD; MACHIAVELLIANISM; TRAITS; NARCISSISM; MODEL;
D O I
10.1016/j.paid.2015.11.009
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
Several models have been proposed to explain the overlap in the Dark Triad traits. Research indicates that the HEXACO model best accounted for the core of these constructs. "Sadism", has recently been added to the Triad resulting in a Dark Tetrad. The purpose of the current study was to determine whether the HEXACO model best accounts for the core of dark-personality traits with the addition of sadism. Four-hundred-and-ninety undergraduate students completed the study online. Although all models were significant, the HEXACO accounted for significantly more variability. Loadings suggest that the core is represented by low Honesty-Humility, Emotionality, Agreeableness, and Conscientiousness, with Honesty-Humility having the largest impact. Individual regressions highlight potential conceptual differences between the dark personalities, though all were predicted by honesty-humility and agreeableness. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
引用
收藏
页码:269 / 272
页数:4
相关论文
共 26 条
[1]   Well-being and the Dark Triad [J].
Aghababaei, Naser ;
Blachnio, Agata .
PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES, 2015, 86 :365-368
[2]  
[Anonymous], SOCIAL PERSONALITY P
[3]   The HEXACO-60: A Short Measure of the Major Dimensions of Personality [J].
Ashton, Michael C. ;
Lee, Kibeom .
JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT, 2009, 91 (04) :340-345
[4]  
BARON-COHEN SIMON., 2011, The Science of Evil: On Empathy and the Origins of Cruelty
[5]  
Baumeister R F, 1999, Pers Soc Psychol Rev, V3, P210, DOI 10.1207/s15327957pspr0303_4
[6]   The Presence of Others, Prosocial Traits, Machiavellianism A Personality x Situation Approach [J].
Bereczkei, Tamas ;
Birkas, Bela ;
Kerekes, Zsuzsanna .
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, 2010, 41 (04) :238-245
[7]   Unpacking "evil": Claiming the core of the Dark Triad [J].
Book, Angela ;
Visser, Beth A. ;
Volk, Anthony A. .
PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES, 2015, 73 :29-38
[8]   Behavioral Confirmation of Everyday Sadism [J].
Buckels, Erin E. ;
Jones, Daniel N. ;
Paulhus, Delroy L. .
PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE, 2013, 24 (11) :2201-2209
[9]   Narcissism on Facebook: Self-promotional and anti-social behavior [J].
Carpenter, Christopher J. .
PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES, 2012, 52 (04) :482-486
[10]   Contributions of psychopathic, narcissistic, Machiavellian, and sadistic personality traits to juvenile delinquency [J].
Chabrol, Henri ;
Van Leeuwen, Nikki ;
Rodgers, Rachel ;
Sejourne, Natalene .
PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES, 2009, 47 (07) :734-739