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Aggression as a trait: the Dark Tetrad alternative

Paulhus, Delroy L, Curtis, Shelby R, Jones, Daniel N·2018·Current Opinion in Psychology

DOI 10.1016/j.copsyc.2017.04.007

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Aggression is often construed as a unitary trait fully captured by the Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire (BPAQ). Our review of the literature questions that assumption in several respects. Instead of a top-down approach, we argue for a bottom-up conception based on the Dark Tetrad of personality, that is, narcissism, Machiavellianism, psychopathy, and sadism. We highlight research showing that each member of the tetrad responds to different provocations. We conclude that the unitary trait conception of aggression has yielded more confusion than understanding. The term aggression should be reserved for outcomes, with many possible trait×situation predictors. Future research should continue the investigation of moderators as well as cognitive mediators to clarify the triggering of aggression in the individual tetrad members.

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Authors: Paulhus, D. L., Curtis, S. R., & Jones, D. N.
Affiliations: University of British Columbia (CA)
The University of Texas at El Paso (US)
Corresponding author: Paulhus, Delroy L
ORCID: Paulhus, Delroy L
Curtis, Shelby R
Jones, Daniel N
Venue: Current Opinion in Psychology
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2018-02
Volume: 19
Pages: 88-92
ISSN: 2352-250X (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2017.04.007
OpenAlex: W2609455767
Cited by: 133
References: 49
Citations by year: 2026: 12 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 18 · 2023: 17 · 2022: 24 · 2021: 22 · 2020: 16 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 10
FWCI: 1.51
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Current Opinion in Psychology (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Emotions and Moral Behavior
Keywords: aggression, Dark Tetrad, narcissism, Machiavellianism, psychopathy, sadism, Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire, cognitive mediators, provocation
MeSH terms: Aggression, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Humans, Machiavellianism, Narcissism, Personality, Surveys and Questionnaires, Sadism

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