Considering sadism in the shadow of the Dark Triad traits: A meta-analytic review of the Dark Tetrad

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A Meta‐Analytic Test of Redundancy and Relative Importance of the Dark Triad and Five‐Factor Model of Personality

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Differences among dark triad components: a meta-analytic investigation

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Which personality traits are related to traditional bullying and cyberbullying? A study with the Big Five, Dark Triad and sadism

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The dark side of Facebook®: The Dark Tetrad, negative social potency, and trolling behaviours

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Fixing the Problem With Empathy

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Constructing the cyber-troll: Psychopathy, sadism, and empathy

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

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Internet trolling and everyday sadism: Parallel effects on pain perception and moral judgment

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Trolling on Tinder® (and other dating apps): Examining the role of the Dark Tetrad and impulsivity

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The Dark Tetrad traits and problematic social media use: The mediating role of cyberbullying and cyberstalking

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The Dark Tetrad

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Predicting perpetration of intimate partner cyberstalking: Gender and the Dark Tetrad

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Development and preliminary validation of a five factor model measure of Machiavellianism.

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A Big Tent of Dark Personality Traits

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The relationship between the Dark Tetrad and a two-dimensional view of empathy

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Doing Meta-Analysis in R

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On the relation of boredom and sadistic aggression.

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The dark side of internet: Preliminary evidence for the associations of dark personality traits with specific online activities and problematic internet use

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The relationship between emotional intelligence and the dark triad personality traits: A meta-analytic review

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Revisiting the Structure of the Short Dark Triad

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Sadism and Aggressive Behavior: Inflicting Pain to Feel Pleasure

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Dispositional contempt: a first look at the contemptuous person

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Subclinical Sadism and the Dark Triad

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The role of the Dark Tetrad and impulsivity in social media addiction: Findings from Malaysia

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Somebody that I (used to) know: Gender and dimensions of dark personality traits as predictors of intimate partner cyberstalking

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More or less than the sum of its parts? Mapping the Dark Triad of personality onto a single Dark Core

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The Interpersonal Nature of Dark Personality Features

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Everyday sadism predicts violent video game preferences

Greitemeyer, T. (2014) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2014.10.049 · Cited by 87 · see citing works

The Dark Tetrad traits and problematic online gaming: The mediating role of online gaming motives and moderating role of game types

Kırcaburun, K., Jonason, P. K., & Griffiths, M. D. (2018) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2018.07.038 · Cited by 84 · see citing works

The fundamental social motives that characterize dark personality traits

Jonason, P. K., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2018) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2018.05.031 · Cited by 79 · see citing works

The Dark Tetrad: Identifying personality profiles in high-school students

Chabrol, H., Melioli, T., Leeuwen, N. V., Rodgers, R. F., & Goutaudier, N. (2015) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2015.03.051 · Cited by 77 · see citing works

Dark Personality Features and Emotion Dysregulation

Zeigler‐Hill, V., & Vonk, J. M. (2015) · Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology · doi:10.1521/jscp.2015.34.8.692 · Cited by 75 · see citing works

Good v. evil: Predicting sinning with dark personality traits and moral foundations

Jonason, P. K., Zeigler‐Hill, V., & Okan, C. (2016) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2016.08.002 · Cited by 74 · see citing works

Individual differences in bitter taste preferences are associated with antisocial personality traits

Sagioglou, C., & Greitemeyer, T. (2015) · Appetite · doi:10.1016/j.appet.2015.09.031 · Cited by 68 · see citing works

A psychometric investigation of the Assessment of Sadistic Personality

Plouffe, R. A., Smith, M. M., & Saklofske, D. H. (2018) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2018.01.002 · Cited by 64 · see citing works

On the impact of Honesty-Humility and a cue of being watched on cheating behavior

Pfattheicher, S., Schindler, S., & Nockur, L. (2018) · Journal of Economic Psychology · doi:10.1016/j.joep.2018.06.004 · Cited by 63 · see citing works

Trends in research related to the Dark Triad: A bibliometric analysis

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The sadistic trait predicts minimization of intention and causal responsibility in moral judgment

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The longitudinal relationship between everyday sadism and the amount of violent video game play

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Shedding light on the Light Triad: Further evidence on structural, construct, and predictive validity of the Light Triad

Lukić, P., & Živanović, M. (2021) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2021.110876 · Cited by 59 · see citing works

Predicting moral decision-making with dark personalities and moral values

Karandikar, S., Kapoor, H., Fernandes, S., & Jonason, P. K. (2018) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2018.03.048 · Cited by 58 · see citing works

Everyday sadism, the Dark Triad, personality, and disgust sensitivity

Meere, M., & Egan, V. (2017) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2017.02.056 · Cited by 57 · see citing works

Sending Nudes: Sex, Self-Rated Mate Value, and Trait Machiavellianism Predict Sending Unsolicited Explicit Images

March, E., & Wagstaff, D. (2017) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02210 · Cited by 57 · see citing works

Childhood Emotional Abuse and Cyberbullying Perpetration: The Role of Dark Personality Traits

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Same Personality, New Ways to Abuse: How Dark Tetrad Personalities Are Connected With Cyber Intimate Partner Violence

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The Dark Tetrad and Antisocial Behavior in a Community Sample of College Students

Chabrol, H., Bouvet, R., & Goutaudier, N. (2017) · Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice · doi:10.1080/24732850.2017.1361310 · Cited by 55 · see citing works

The incremental effect of Dark personality over the Big Five in workplace bullying: Evidence from perpetrators and targets

del Río, E. F., Ramos‐Villagrasa, P. J., & Escartín, J. (2020) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2020.110291 · Cited by 55 · see citing works

Dark personalities and Bitcoin®: The influence of the Dark Tetrad on cryptocurrency attitude and buying intention

Martin, B., Chrysochou, P., Strong, C., Wang, D., & Yao, J. (2022) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2021.111453 · Cited by 55 · see citing works

Unbound: The Relationship Among Creativity, Moral Foundations, and Dark Personality

Kapoor, H., & Kaufman, J. C. (2021) · The Journal of Creative Behavior · doi:10.1002/jocb.523 · Cited by 54 · see citing works

Centrality and redundancy of the Dark Tetrad traits

Dinić, B. M., Wertag, A., Tomašević, A., & Sokolovska, V. (2019) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2019.109621 · Cited by 53 · see citing works

The impact of dark tetrad traits on political orientation and extremism: an analysis in the course of a presidential election

Duspara, B., & Greitemeyer, T. (2017) · Heliyon · doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2017.e00425 · Cited by 52 · see citing works

A systematic comparison of three sadism measures and their ability to explain workplace mistreatment over and above the dark triad

Min, H., Pavisic, I., Howald, N., Highhouse, S., & Zickar, M. J. (2019) · Journal of Research in Personality · doi:10.1016/j.jrp.2019.103862 · Cited by 52 · see citing works

Destroying things for pleasure: On the relation of sadism and vandalism

Pfattheicher, S., Keller, J., & Knežević, G. (2018) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2018.03.049 · Cited by 51 · see citing works

Sadism, the Intuitive System, and Antisocial Punishment in the Public Goods Game

Pfattheicher, S., Keller, J., & Knežević, G. (2017) · Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin · doi:10.1177/0146167216684134 · Cited by 48 · see citing works

Is the COVID-19 pandemic even darker for some? Examining dark personality and affective, cognitive, and behavioral responses to the COVID-19 pandemic

Hardin, B. S., Smith, C. V., & Jordan, L. N. (2020) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2020.110504 · Cited by 48 · see citing works

Personality and online environment factors differ for posters, trolls, lurkers, and confessors on Yik Yak

Seigfried‐Spellar, K. C., & Lankford, C. (2017) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2017.11.047 · Cited by 47 · see citing works

Using Tinder® to start a fire: Predicting antisocial use of Tinder® with gender and the Dark Tetrad

Duncan, Z., & March, E. (2019) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2019.03.014 · Cited by 46 · see citing works

A Test of Three Sadism Measures

Dinić, B. M., Allred, T. B., Petrović, B., & Wertag, A. (2020) · Journal of Individual Differences · doi:10.1027/1614-0001/a000319 · Cited by 46 · see citing works

Dark Tetrad personality traits and the propensity to lie across multiple contexts

Forsyth, L., Anglim, J., March, E., & Bilobrk, B. (2021) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2021.110792 · Cited by 46 · see citing works

Are everyday sadists specifically attracted to violent video games and do they emotionally benefit from playing those games?

Greitemeyer, T., Weiß, N., & Heuberger, T. (2018) · Aggressive Behavior · doi:10.1002/ab.21810 · Cited by 43 · see citing works

Loneliness moderates the relationship between Dark Tetrad personality traits and internet trolling

Masui, K. (2019) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2019.06.018 · Cited by 43 · see citing works

Bad guys perform better? The incremental predictive validity of the Dark Tetrad over Big Five and Honesty-Humility

Fernández-del-Río, E., Ramos-Villagrasa, P. J., & Barrada, J. (2020) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2019.109700 · Cited by 42 · see citing works

Predicting Short- and Long-Term Mating Orientations: The Role of Sex and the Dark Tetrad

Tsoukas, A., & March, E. (2018) · The Journal of Sex Research · doi:10.1080/00224499.2017.1420750 · Cited by 41 · see citing works

Dark personality traits and problematic smartphone use: The mediating role of fearful attachment

Balta, S., Jonason, P. K., Denes, A., Emirtekin, E., Tosuntaş, Ş. B., Kırcaburun, K., & Griffiths, M. D. (2019) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2019.06.005 · Cited by 41 · see citing works

Dark personalities – dark relationships? An investigation of the relation between the Dark Tetrad and attachment styles

Nickisch, A., Palazova, M., & Ziegler, M. D. (2020) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2020.110227 · Cited by 41 · see citing works

Actors of the most fiendish character: Explaining the associations between the Dark Tetrad and conspiracist ideation

Kay, C. S. (2021) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2020.110543 · Cited by 41 · see citing works

Image Based Sexual Abuse proclivity and victim blaming

Pina, A., Bell, A., Griffin, K., & Vasquez, E. A. (2021) · Oñati Socio-legal Series · doi:10.35295/osls.iisl/0000-0000-0000-1213 · Cited by 40 · see citing works

Can there be an immoral morality? Dark personality traits as predictors of moral foundations

Međedović, J. M., & Petrović, B. (2016) · Psihologija · doi:10.2298/psi1602185m · Cited by 39 · see citing works

“Releasing the beast within”? Authenticity, well-being, and the Dark Tetrad

Womick, J., Foltz, R. M., & King, L. A. (2018) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2018.08.022 · Cited by 39 · see citing works

Haters Gonna Hate, Trolls Gonna Troll: The Personality Profile of a Facebook Troll

Gylfason, H. F., Sveinsdóttir, A. H., Vésteinsdóttir, V., & Sigurvinsdóttir, R. (2021) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph18115722 · Cited by 39 · see citing works

The relationship between video game character preferences and aggressive and prosocial personality traits.

Delhove, M., & Greitemeyer, T. (2018) · Psychology of Popular Media · doi:10.1037/ppm0000211 · Cited by 38 · see citing works

Differentiating the traits of the Dark Tetrad in their linkages with humor styles, dispositions toward ridicule and laughter, and comic styles

Torres‐Marín, J., Navarro‐Carrillo, G., & Carretero‐Dios, H. (2021) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2021.111281 · Cited by 38 · see citing works

Enthusiastic Acts of Evil: The Assessment of Sadistic Personality in Polish and Italian Populations

Kowalski, C. M., Pierro, R. D., Plouffe, R. A., Rogoza, R., & Saklofske, D. H. (2019) · Journal of Personality Assessment · doi:10.1080/00223891.2019.1673760 · Cited by 37 · see citing works

The role of dark personality traits in intimate partner violence: a multi-study investigation

Plouffe, R. A., Wilson, C. A., & Saklofske, D. H. (2020) · Current Psychology · doi:10.1007/s12144-020-00871-5 · Cited by 37 · see citing works

Examining the Dark Tetrad and Its Links to Cyberbullying

Brown, W. M., Hazraty, S., & Palasinski, M. (2019) · Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking · doi:10.1089/cyber.2019.0172 · Cited by 36 · see citing works

What do sadists value? Is honesty-humility an intermediary? Replicating and extending findings on the link between values and “dark” personalities

Balakrishnan, A., Plouffe, R. A., & Saklofske, D. H. (2017) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2016.12.055 · Cited by 35 · see citing works

Sociosexuality and Bright and Dark Personality: The Prediction of Behavior, Attitude, and Desire to Engage in Casual Sex

del Río, E. F., Ramos‐Villagrasa, P. J., Castro, Á., & Barrada, J. R. (2019) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph16152731 · Cited by 35 · see citing works

The Dark Tetrad and radicalization: personality profiles in young women

Chabrol, H., Bronchain, J., Morgades-Bamba, C. I., & Raynal, P. (2019) · Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression · doi:10.1080/19434472.2019.1646301 · Cited by 35 · see citing works

The Dark Tetrad at Work

Thibault, T., & Kelloway, E. K. (2020) · Human Performance · doi:10.1080/08959285.2020.1802728 · Cited by 34 · see citing works

The darker angels of our nature: Do social worldviews mediate the associations that dark personality features have with ideological attitudes?

Zeigler‐Hill, V., Martínez, J. L. C., Vrabel, J. K., Ezenwa, M. O., Oraetue, H., Nweze, T., Andrews, D., & Kenny, B. (2020) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2020.109920 · Cited by 34 · see citing works

The relationship between everyday sadism, violent video game play, and fascination with weapons

Gonzalez, J. M., & Greitemeyer, T. (2017) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2017.11.045 · Cited by 32 · see citing works

How Dark Personalities Perpetrate Partner and General Aggression in Sweden and the United Kingdom

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“I'll teach you differences”: Taxometric analysis of the Dark Triad, trait sadism, and the Dark Core of personality

Tran, U. S., Bertl, B., Kossmeier, M., Pietschnig, J., Stieger, S., & Voracek, M. (2018) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2018.01.015 · Cited by 31 · see citing works

The Dark Tetrad and callous reactions to mourner grief: Patterns of annoyance, boredom, entitlement, schadenfreude, and humor

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Predictors of nonsuicidal self-injury: The independent contribution of benign masochism and antisocial personality

Greitemeyer, T., & Sagioglou, C. (2020) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2020.110380 · Cited by 30 · see citing works

Dark or disturbed?: Predicting aggression from the Dark Tetrad and schizotypy

Paulhus, D. L., Gupta, R., & Jones, D. N. (2021) · Aggressive Behavior · doi:10.1002/ab.21990 · Cited by 30 · see citing works

Exploring the Radicalization Process in Young Women

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The Dark Tetrad in Tinder: hook-up app for high psychopathy individuals, and a diverse utilitarian tool for Machiavellians?

Lyons, M. T., Messenger, A. M. E., Perry, R. K., & Brewer, G. (2020) · Current Psychology · doi:10.1007/s12144-019-00589-z · Cited by 29 · see citing works

“Evil” intentions: Examining the relationship between the Dark Tetrad and victim selection based on nonverbal gait cues

Ritchie, M. B., Blais, J., & Forth, A. E. (2018) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2018.09.013 · Cited by 28 · see citing works

Examining the Relationships Between Childhood Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence, the Dark Tetrad of Personality, and Violence Perpetration in Adulthood

Plouffe, R. A., Wilson, C. A., & Saklofske, D. H. (2020) · Journal of Interpersonal Violence · doi:10.1177/0886260520948517 · Cited by 27 · see citing works

The prosocial sadist? A comparison of BDSM sadism and everyday sadism

Erickson, J. M., & Sagarin, B. J. (2021) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2021.110723 · Cited by 27 · see citing works

Predicting explicit and implicit attitudes towards gay men using the dual process model of prejudice and the dark tetrad

Moor, L., Kapelles, T., Koç, Y., & Anderson, J. (2019) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2019.06.029 · Cited by 26 · see citing works

Study addiction and ‘dark’ personality traits: a cross-sectional survey study among emerging adults

Kırcaburun, K., Süral, İ., March, E., Balta, S., Emirtekin, E., & Griffiths, M. D. (2021) · Journal of Addictive Diseases · doi:10.1080/10550887.2021.1872469 · Cited by 25 · see citing works

The super-short Dark Tetrad: Development and validation within the Chinese context

Meng, X., Li, C., Liu, D., & Yan, X. (2021) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2021.111459 · Cited by 25 · see citing works

What makes a leader? Trait emotional intelligence and Dark Tetrad traits predict transformational leadership beyond HEXACO personality factors

Schreyer, H., Plouffe, R. A., Wilson, C. A., & Saklofske, D. H. (2021) · Current Psychology · doi:10.1007/s12144-021-01571-4 · Cited by 24 · see citing works

Dark desires: The Dark Tetrad and relationship control

Hughes, S., & Samuels, H. (2020) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2020.110548 · Cited by 23 · see citing works

Dispositional malevolence and impression formation: Dark Tetrad associations with accuracy and positivity in first impressions

Rogers, K. H., Le, M. T., Buckels, E. E., Kim, M., & Biesanz, J. C. (2018) · Journal of Personality · doi:10.1111/jopy.12374 · Cited by 22 · see citing works

The Dark Tetrad and advantageous and disadvantageous risk-taking

Stanwix, S., & Walker, B. R. (2020) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2020.110338 · Cited by 22 · see citing works

Everyday sadism: psychometric properties of three Spanish versions for assessing the construct

Pineda, D., Piqueras, J. A., Galán, M., & Martínez-Martínez, A. (2021) · Current Psychology · doi:10.1007/s12144-021-01434-y · Cited by 22 · see citing works

Problematic personalities in teams: Implications for performance trajectories and resilience to unexpected change

Dierdorff, E. C., & Fisher, D. M. (2021) · Personnel Psychology · doi:10.1111/peps.12481 · Cited by 22 · see citing works

Sexy deeds done dark? Examining the relationship between dark personality traits and sexual motivation

Smith, C. V., Øverup, C. S., & Webster, G. D. (2019) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2019.04.003 · Cited by 21 · see citing works

Dark Motives and Elective Use of Brainteaser Interview Questions

Highhouse, S., Nye, C. D., & Zhang, D. C. (2018) · Applied Psychology · doi:10.1111/apps.12163 · Cited by 20 · see citing works

Associations among dimensions of political ideology and Dark Tetrad personality features

Bardeen, J. R., & Michel, J. S. (2019) · Journal of Social and Political Psychology · doi:10.5964/jspp.v7i1.1071 · Cited by 19 · see citing works

Does Evil Prevail? The “Bright” and “Dark” Sides of Personality as Predictors of Adaptive Performance

Ramos-Villagrasa, P. J., Fernández-del-Río, E., & Barrada, J. (2020) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su12020474 · Cited by 19 · see citing works

Authenticity predicts positive interpersonal relationship quality at low, but not high, levels of psychopathy

Seto, E., & Davis, W. E. (2021) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2021.111072 · Cited by 19 · see citing works

Predicting perceived harmful intent from the Dark Tetrad: A novel cognitive account of interpersonal harm

Tortoriello, G. K., Hart, W., & Richardson, K. (2019) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2019.04.020 · Cited by 18 · see citing works

The dark tetrad and mating effort’s influence on sexual coaxing and coercion across relationship types

Koscielska, R., Flowe, H. D., & Egan, V. (2019) · Journal of Sexual Aggression · doi:10.1080/13552600.2019.1676925 · Cited by 18 · see citing works

Who finds media violence funny? Testing the effects of media violence exposure and dark personality traits.

Allen, J. J., Ash, S. M., & Anderson, C. A. (2021) · Psychology of Popular Media · doi:10.1037/ppm0000296 · Cited by 18 · see citing works

Common, nonsexual masochistic preferences are positively associated with antisocial personality traits

Sagioglou, C., & Greitemeyer, T. (2019) · Journal of Personality · doi:10.1111/jopy.12526 · Cited by 17 · see citing works

Examining the connection between nature connectedness and dark personality

Fido, D., Rees, A., Clarke, P., Petronzi, D., & Richardson, M. (2020) · Journal of Environmental Psychology · doi:10.1016/j.jenvp.2020.101499 · Cited by 17 · see citing works

The Tetradic Heart of Darkness: Comparing three dark-side instruments

Furnham, A. F., & Horne, G. (2021) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2021.110918 · Cited by 17 · see citing works

Attitudes Toward Corporal Punishment of Children

Chung, K. L., Tay, C. E., Gan, A. Z. Q., & Tan, C. S. N. (2021) · Journal of Individual Differences · doi:10.1027/1614-0001/a000364 · Cited by 17 · see citing works

Sadism as a Key Dark Trait in the Link Between Football Fandom and Criminal Attitudes

Međedović, J. M., & Kovačević, U. (2020) · Journal of Individual Differences · doi:10.1027/1614-0001/a000325 · Cited by 16 · see citing works

Effects of Dark Tetrad traits on utilitarian moral judgement: The role of personal involvement and familiarity with the victim

Dinić, B. M., Milosavljević, M., & Mandarić, J. (2020) · Asian Journal Of Social Psychology · doi:10.1111/ajsp.12422 · Cited by 16 · see citing works

To swipe or not to swipe: The Dark Tetrad and risks associated with mobile dating app use

Mayshak, R., King, R. M., Chandler, B., & Hannah, M. (2020) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2020.110099 · Cited by 15 · see citing works

We are who we thought we were: Confirming one’s own antagonism levels.

Hart, W., Richardson, K., Kinrade, C., Breeden, C. J., & Tortoriello, G. K. (2021) · Personality Disorders Theory Research and Treatment · doi:10.1037/per0000483 · Cited by 14 · see citing works

The unidimensionality of evil: A rating scale analysis of the short dark triad

Araujo, B. B., Simões, N. C., Zuchetto, S. R., & Filho, N. H. (2020) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2020.110376 · Cited by 13 · see citing works

Perceptions of stalking in Malaysia and England: The influence of perpetrator-target prior relationship and personality

Chung, K. L., & Sheridan, L. P. (2021) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2021.111064 · Cited by 13 · see citing works

Tweet valence, volume of abuse, and observers’ dark tetrad personality factors influence victim-blaming and the perceived severity of twitter cyberabuse

Hand, C. J., Scott, G. G., Brodie, Z. P., Ye, X., & Sereno, S. C. (2021) · Computers in Human Behavior Reports · doi:10.1016/j.chbr.2021.100056 · Cited by 12 · see citing works

Tales From the Dark Side: The Dark Tetrad of Personality, Supernatural, and Scientific Belief

Schofield, M. B., Roberts, B. L. H., Harvey, C., Baker, I. S., & Crouch, G. (2021) · Journal of Humanistic Psychology · doi:10.1177/00221678211000621 · Cited by 12 · see citing works

Dark personality features and workplace outcomes: The mediating role of difficulties in personality functioning

Zeigler-Hill, V., & Besser, A. (2019) · Current Psychology · doi:10.1007/s12144-019-00527-z · Cited by 11 · see citing works

Does a visitor of dark sites have a dark personality?

Jovanović, T. S., Mijatov, M., & Šuligoj, M. (2021) · Primenjena psihologija · doi:10.19090/pp.2021.4.407-442 · Cited by 11 · see citing works

The Dark Tetrad in the prediction of self-reported and behavioural risk-taking

Nott, D., & Walker, B. R. (2021) · Australian Journal of Psychology · doi:10.1080/00049530.2021.1955224 · Cited by 10 · see citing works

The Police Officer’s Dilemma

Greitemeyer, T. (2020) · Journal of Media Psychology Theories Methods and Applications · doi:10.1027/1864-1105/a000260 · Cited by 9 · see citing works

Meddling friends and family: Dark Tetrad traits predict interference in disliked couples’ romantic relationships

Collisson, B., Howell, J. L., & Monleon, J. (2021) · Journal of Social and Personal Relationships · doi:10.1177/02654075211001127 · Cited by 8 · see citing works

Personality and demographic correlates of political ideology

Furnham, A. F., & Horne, G. (2021) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2021.111320 · Cited by 8 · see citing works

Dark personalities and their sympathies towards state-sponsored extremism

Tetreault, C., & Sarma, K. M. (2021) · Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression · doi:10.1080/19434472.2021.2004197 · Cited by 8 · see citing works

Please stop helping me!: Well-intentioned “dark” actors present others as less socially desirable to audiences

Hart, W., Breeden, C. J., & Richardson, K. (2020) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2020.110204 · Cited by 7 · see citing works

Identifying dark personality profiles in working adults

Gebben, A., Rivera, M., Baz, G., Ciarlante, K. E., & Min, H. (2021) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2021.110630 · Cited by 7 · see citing works

The Dark Tetrad and aesthetic preferences: The role of the dark side of personality in the aesthetic preference for paintings

Tucaković, L., & Marković, S. (2021) · Primenjena psihologija · doi:10.19090/pp.2021.4.443-463 · Cited by 5 · see citing works

Influence of everyday stress: mechanisms that elicit excitation transfer and dark behavior

Tetreault, C., & Hoff, E. V. (2019) · Journal of Aggression Conflict and Peace Research · doi:10.1108/jacpr-11-2018-0390 · Cited by 3 · see citing works

Darker deals? Male dark tetrad preferences for female sex worker services

Hughes, S., Adhikari, J., & Goulding, K. (2021) · Heliyon · doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e07389 · Cited by 3 · see citing works

Animal House: The Dark Tetrad traits and membership in sororities and fraternities

Kay, C. S. (2021) · Acta Psychologica · doi:10.1016/j.actpsy.2021.103473 · Cited by 3 · see citing works

The Development and Validation of a “Dark Tetrad” Measure of Personality

Plouffe, R. A., Saklofske, D., & Smith, M. (2016) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2016.05.257 · Cited by 2 · see citing works

Time wasters? The Dark Tetrad and active procrastination

Hughes, S., & Adhikari, J. (2021) · University of Derby Online Research Archive. (University of Derby) · doi:10.1027/1614-0001/a000357

The Dark Tetrad and online sexual victimization: Enjoying in the distance

Pineda, D., Martínez-Martínez, A., Galán, M., Rico-Bordera, P., & Piqueras, J. A. (2023) · Computers in Human Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.chb.2023.107659 · Cited by 30 · see citing works

Dark and Light Triad: A cross-cultural comparison of network analysis in 5 countries

Ramos‐Vera, C., O’Diana, A. G., Sánchez‐Villena, A. R., Araujo, B. B., Barros, L. D. O., Noronha, A. P. P., Gómez-Acosta, A., Barón, W. S., Gerymski, R., Ogundokun, R. O., et al. (2023) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2023.112377 · Cited by 29 · see citing works

Troll story: The dark tetrad and online trolling revisited with a glance at humor

Volkmer, S. A., Gaube, S., Raue, M., & Lermer, E. (2023) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0280271 · Cited by 25 · see citing works

Dark Personality Traits and Online Behaviors: Portuguese Versions of Cyberstalking, Online Harassment, Flaming and Trolling Scales

Leite, Â., Cardoso, S., & Monteiro, A. P. (2023) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph20126136 · Cited by 21 · see citing works

The Dark Tetrad: analysis of profiles and relationship with the Big Five personality factors

Gómez‐Leal, R., Fernández‐Berrocal, P., Gutiérrez‐Cobo, M. J., Cabello, R., & Megías‐Robles, A. (2024) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-024-55074-w · Cited by 20 · see citing works

Sadism and Personality Disorders

Lobbestael, J., Slaoui, G., & Gollwitzer, M. (2023) · Current Psychiatry Reports · doi:10.1007/s11920-023-01466-0 · Cited by 20 · see citing works

Dark tetrad and vulnerable dark triad traits: Identifying latent profiles from a person-centered approach

Maheux‐Caron, V., Gamache, D., & Hétu, S. (2023) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2023.112499 · Cited by 20 · see citing works

How the Dark Triad associated with internet gaming disorder? The serial mediation of basic psychological needs satisfaction and negative coping styles

Xu, X., Gao, L., Lian, S.-L., Chen, Q., & Zhou, Z. (2022) · Current Psychology · doi:10.1007/s12144-022-03996-x · Cited by 24 · see citing works

Portraits of procrastinators: A meta-analysis of personality and procrastination

Meng, X., Pan, Y., & Li, C. (2023) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2023.112490 · Cited by 18 · see citing works

Understanding the psychology of workplace bullies: the impact of Dark Tetrad and how to mitigate it

Khan, H. S. U. D., Cristofaro, M., Chughtai, M. S., & Baiocco, S. (2023) · Management Research Review · doi:10.1108/mrr-09-2022-0681 · Cited by 17 · see citing works

Correlates of the Dark Tetrad

Furnham, A. F., & Cuppello, S. (2024) · Acta Psychologica · doi:10.1016/j.actpsy.2024.104222 · Cited by 14 · see citing works

The Predictors, Motivations and Characteristics of Image-Based Sexual Abuse: A Scoping Review

Parton, L. E., & Rogers, M. M. (2025) · Trauma Violence & Abuse · doi:10.1177/15248380251320992 · Cited by 13 · see citing works

A little parsimony goes a long way: Aversive (‘dark’) personality and pro-environmentalism

Hilbig, B. E., Zettler, I., & Moshagen, M. (2024) · Journal of Environmental Psychology · doi:10.1016/j.jenvp.2024.102291 · Cited by 12 · see citing works

A multi-study investigation assessing the potential redundancy among the Dark Tetrad using a narrowband trait approach

Kowalski, C. M., Plouffe, R. A., Daljeet, K. N., Trahair, C., Johnson, L. K., Saklofske, D. H., & Schermer, J. A. (2024) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-024-67952-4 · Cited by 14 · see citing works

The Dark Triad of brand personality: Scale development and validation

Malär, L., & Kähr, A. (2024) · Psychology and Marketing · doi:10.1002/mar.22081 · Cited by 12 · see citing works

Theoretical models of Short Dark Tetrad (SD4) and its relationship with socially desirable responding: Findings on the Croatian version

Wertag, A., Ribar, M., & Sučić, I. (2023) · Primenjena psihologija · doi:10.19090/pp.v16i1.2426 · Cited by 11 · see citing works

The Spanish Short Dark Tetrad (SD4): Association With Personality and Psychological Problems

Ortet-Walker, J., Garofalo, C., Vidal-Arenas, V., Bogaerts, S., Mezquita, L., Ortet, G., & Ibáñez, M. I. (2024) · Psicothema · doi:10.7334/psicothema2023.172 · Cited by 11 · see citing works

Toward a (more) parsimonious account of the link between ‘dark’ personality and social decision-making in economic games

Hilbig, B. E., & Thielmann, I. (2025) · Judgment and Decision Making · doi:10.1017/jdm.2025.1 · Cited by 11 · see citing works

Is the dark triad always detrimental to firm performance? Testing different performance outcomes and the moderating effects of competitive rivalry

Haar, J. M., & de Jong, K. (2023) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1061698 · Cited by 10 · see citing works

Social appearance anxiety among the dark tetrad and self-concealment

Jin, W., Zhan, T., Geng, Y., Shi, Y., Hu, W., & Ye, B. (2024) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-024-55422-w · Cited by 10 · see citing works

Wandering in the darkness of personality: Empathy, alexithymia and their relationship to the Dark Tetrad

Tella, M. D., Veggi, S., Benfante, A., Jolliffe, D., Farrington, D. P., Castelli, L., & Zara, G. (2024) · Current Research in Behavioral Sciences · doi:10.1016/j.crbeha.2024.100160 · Cited by 10 · see citing works

Testing the distinction between sadism and psychopathy: A metanalysis

Araujo, B. B., Machado, G. M., Lima‐Costa, A. R., Otoni, F., Nadeem, M., & Jonason, P. K. (2024) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2024.112973 · Cited by 9 · see citing works

The Short Dark Tetrad (SD4)

Dinić, B. M., Buckels, E. E., & Kovačević, N. (2024) · European Journal of Psychological Assessment · doi:10.1027/1015-5759/a000864 · Cited by 9 · see citing works

The bright side of a dark personality – How dark triad traits influence entrepreneurial passion

Schmidt, C. V. H., Rössig, S.-A., Ruth, M., & Flatten, T. C. (2024) · Journal of Business Research · doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2024.115044 · Cited by 8 · see citing works

From Dark Triad Personality Traits to Digital Harm: Mediating Cyberbullying Through Online Moral Disengagement

Gholami, M., Thornberg, R., Kabiri, S., & Yousefvand, S. (2025) · Deviant Behavior · doi:10.1080/01639625.2025.2453445 · Cited by 16 · see citing works

The origins of darkness: An evolutionary-developmental integration of Dark traits with the HEXACO

Volk, A. A., Dane, A. V., & Puchalski, A. (2025) · Evolution and Human Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2025.106689 · Cited by 8 · see citing works

Machiavellianism as a crucial Dark Tetrad trait for the prediction of life-course criminal behavior

Međedović, J. M. (2024) · Current Psychology · doi:10.1007/s12144-024-06500-9 · Cited by 8 · see citing works

Dark Triad and the attitude toward military violence against civilians: The role of moral disengagement

Gulevich, O. A., Осин, Е. Н., & Николаевич, Ч. Д. (2024) · European Journal of Social Psychology · doi:10.1002/ejsp.3067 · Cited by 8 · see citing works

Validation of the Italian version of the Dark Tetrad at Work scale

Marcatto, F., Blas, L. D., Ferrante, D., Hipel, I., & Kelloway, K. E. (2024) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0298880 · Cited by 7 · see citing works

The Gray Nine and Parallel Personality Patterns: Big Five, Dark Tetrad, and a “Well-Rounded Personality”

Boman, B. (2024) · Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science · doi:10.1007/s12124-024-09842-y · Cited by 7 · see citing works

Pathological narcissism and sadistic personality: The role of rivalry and malicious envy

Rogier, G., Amo, A., Simmi, B., & Velotti, P. (2023) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2023.112097 · Cited by 10 · see citing works

The dark side of giving: Examining the relationship between the Dark Tetrad and charitable behavior

Araujo, B. B., Simpson, B. J. K., & Schermer, J. A. (2023) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2023.112188 · Cited by 7 · see citing works

Emotional intelligence and the dark triad: a latent profile analysis to investigate the Jekyll and Hyde of the emotionally intelligent manager

Haag, C., Poirier, C., & Bellinghausen, L. (2024) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1459997 · Cited by 6 · see citing works

Reconceptualizing ethically and socially aversive (“dark”) personality traits

Moshagen, M., Hilbig, B. E., & Zettler, I. (2025) · Current Opinion in Psychology · doi:10.1016/j.copsyc.2025.102111 · Cited by 6 · see citing works

Socially aversive dark traits and the drive for social connectedness

Grieve, R. (2022) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2022.111962 · Cited by 5 · see citing works

Cross-Cultural Adaptation of the Short Dark Tetrad (SD4) in the Brazilian Context

Guilhermino, C. S., Bonfá-Araujo, B., de Azevedo, T. G., Silva, J. L. P., Hauck, N., Bandeira, P., Tondin, C. F., & Alvarenga, M. A. S. (2025) · Psychological Test Adaptation and Development · doi:10.1027/2698-1866/a000100 · Cited by 3 · see citing works

Self-reported and physiological stress indicators and the moderating role of the Dark Tetrad in violent and non-violent gaming

Wagener, G. L., & Melzer, A. (2024) · Physiology & Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2024.114724 · Cited by 4 · see citing works

Light triad traits moderate the relationship between the dark tetrad and immoral character

Castagna, P. J., & Hart, W. (2024) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2024.112593 · Cited by 4 · see citing works

Cruelty in the Everyday: A Literature Review of Everyday Sadism

Ward, R. (2025) · Deviant Behavior · doi:10.1080/01639625.2025.2556938 · Cited by 3 · see citing works

The Role of Psychological Contract Breach and Leader-Member Exchange in Sadism and Organizational Cynicism Among Chinese Hotel Employees

Wu, H., Subramaniam, A., & Rahamat, S. (2025) · SAGE Open · doi:10.1177/21582440251376462 · Cited by 3 · see citing works

The time perspectives of the dark tetrad in males and females: Preliminary findings of sex differences in sadism

Nedeljković, B., Tucaković, L., & Dimoski, J. (2023) · Ceskoslovenska psychologie · doi:10.51561/cspsych.67.3-4.179 · Cited by 3 · see citing works

Those who (enjoy to) hurt: The influence of dark personality traits on animal- and human directed sadistic pleasure

Lobbestael, J., Wolf, F., Gollwitzer, M., & Baumeister, R. F. (2024) · Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry · doi:10.1016/j.jbtep.2024.101963 · Cited by 3 · see citing works

How Spiteful Are We? Validation of the Spitefulness Scale in Spaniards

Pineda, D., Rico‐Bordera, P., Ballester‐Pascual, M., Piqueras, J. A., & Galán, M. (2024) · Aggressive Behavior · doi:10.1002/ab.70008 · Cited by 3 · see citing works

Dark Personality Traits and Situational Factors in Social Media Addiction: Insights From Turkish Users

Cohen, A. G., & Özsoy, E. (2025) · Psychological Reports · doi:10.1177/00332941251329829 · Cited by 3 · see citing works

The Cross-cultural adaptability of the short dark tetrad (SD4): psychometric properties across latent variable models and gender in Romanian samples

Bajcsi, N., Fino, E., Popușoi, S. A., & Holman, A. C. (2025) · Current Psychology · doi:10.1007/s12144-025-07692-4 · Cited by 3 · see citing works

Are the Links Between Dark Traits of Personality and Violent Attitudes Mediated by a Propensity to Morally Disengage? An Exploratory Study

Pechorro, P. S., Nunes, K. L., Palma, V. H., Araujo, B. B., & DeLisi, M. (2025) · Journal of Aggression Maltreatment & Trauma · doi:10.1080/10926771.2025.2506539 · Cited by 3 · see citing works

Torturing the algorithm: Everyday sadism predicts acceptance of anthropomorphic AI

Li, H., & Cao, Y. (2025) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2025.113448 · Cited by 3 · see citing works

Risk Propensity as a Function of Personality and Identity

Branch, R., & Berman, S. L. (2023) · Youth · doi:10.3390/youth3020036 · Cited by 6 · see citing works

Exploring Substance Abuse and the Dark Tetrad in Health Sciences and Non-Health Sciences Students

de Moraes, M. C., Russo, G. C., Prado, J. D. S., Lima‐Costa, A. R., Araujo, B. B., & Schermer, J. A. (2023) · Behavioral Sciences · doi:10.3390/bs13090778 · Cited by 3 · see citing works

A Network Analysis Approach to Understanding Centrality and Overlap of 21 Dark Triad Items in Adults of 10 Countries

Ramos‐Vera, C., O’Diana, A. G., Calle, D., Basauri-Delgado, M., Araujo, B. B., Lima‐Costa, A. R., Duradoni, M., Nasir, S., Calizaya-Milla, Y. E., & Saintila, J. (2024) · Psychology Research and Behavior Management · doi:10.2147/prbm.s435871 · Cited by 3 · see citing works

Ketika kekerasan dianggap seksi: persepsi laki-laki bahwa perempuan suka kekerasan memicu pola pikir ekstremis militan

Arifin, H. H., Lamuri, A., Rizkiyatsa, A., Kurniawan, A. W., & Nurmala, S. (2024) · Jurnal Psikologi Sosial · doi:10.7454/jps.2024.08 · Cited by 3 · see citing works

Dark tetrad traits in politicians and voter behavior: Joe Biden and Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election

Prusik, M. (2024) · Journal of Research in Personality · doi:10.1016/j.jrp.2024.104568 · Cited by 2 · see citing works

Psychometric validation of Dark Tetrad at Work scale in an Indian context

Dubey, A., Choubisa, R., & Philipose, J. V. (2025) · Acta Psychologica · doi:10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.104918 · Cited by 2 · see citing works

Communal, Vulnerable, and Grandiose Narcissism in the Light and Dark Traits

Kornienko, D. S., Викторовна, Н. Е., & Belaya, V. (2025) · IntechOpen eBooks · doi:10.5772/intechopen.1010871 · Cited by 2 · see citing works

Unwitting costs of leader narcissism: employees’ heightened uncertainty and cheating behavior

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Varieties of Sadistic Tendencies: adaptation and internal structure in Brazil

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You are what you dream: The dark tetrad and dream content.

Jenkins, T. A., & Martin, M. (2023) · Dreaming · doi:10.1037/drm0000252 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

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Why Sadistic Women Cyberbully: The Mediating Role of Moral Disengagement and the Moderating Role of Gender

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The Lasting Effects of Bad Parenting: Effects of Dysfunctional Parenting on Functional Impairment Through Antisocial Personality

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Network Analysis of the Short Dark Triad: A Cross-Cultural Study in 10 CountriesPreprint

Saintila, J. (2023) · doi:10.31219/osf.io/458fr

THE DARK SIDE OF PERFECT LOVE: A ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP WITH A NARCISSIST

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Valentine, S. R., Giacalone, R. A., & Fleischman, G. M. (2024) · SSRN Electronic Journal · doi:10.2139/ssrn.4895811

Investigating everyday sadistic consumption within dark tetrad

Aytaç, M. B. (2024) · Journal of Research in Personality · doi:10.1016/j.jrp.2024.104527

The Dark Tetrad Personality Traits and Communication Skills: A Study on Physical Education Teachers

Akyol, G., Ermiş, S. A., & Duman, G. (2025) · International Journal of Sport Exercise & Training Sciences · doi:10.18826/useeabd.1644302

Exploring a Darker Side of Personality: Development and Validation of a Self-Report Scale Using the Dimensional Clinical Personality Inventory 2

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The Interpersonal Antagonism Scale: A Brief Spanish Measure for Assessing the Dark Tetrad of Personality

Pineda, D., Galán, M., Rico‐Bordera, P., & Piqueras, J. A. (2025) · Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice · doi:10.1080/24732850.2025.2545451

“The Dark Triad and Relationship Expectations: Attempting an Empirical Approach to Study Toxic Relationships”

Iffland, J. A., Albrecht, L. K., & Martyniuk, U. (2025) · Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy · doi:10.1080/0092623x.2025.2557475

The Interplay of Personality Traits and Early Life Experiences in Predicting Delinquent Behaviors

Araujo, B. B., Baptista, M. N., Pechorro, P. S., Marôco, J. P., Franco, V. R., Nunes, C., & Jonason, P. K. (2025) · Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice · doi:10.1080/24732850.2025.2605646

The dark side of residential mobility: The impact of residential mobility on malevolent creativity

Fu, W., Li, S., & Zhong, N. (2026) · Acta Psychologica · doi:10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.106166

Assessing Vulnerable and Antagonistic Traits Using the Five-Factor Model Measures

Araujo, B. B., Rose, L., Miller, J. D., & Schermer, J. A. (2026) · Journal of Personality Assessment · doi:10.1080/00223891.2026.2618030

(A)moral underpinnings of militant extremist thinking pattern: The role of moral foundations and Dark Tetrad

Čolić, M. V., & Međedović, J. M. (2026) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2026.113682

The dark triad, emotional regulation, and celebrity admiration

Hitlan, R. T., Dobersek, U., Pettijohn, T. F., McCutcheon, L. E., Locker, L., & Williams, J. L. (2026) · Current Psychology · doi:10.1007/s12144-026-09249-5

Revisiting the Short Dark Tetrad in Brazil: Evidence for a five-factor model using network psychometrics

Guilhermino, C. S., Alvarenga, M. A. S., de Azevedo, T. G., Bandeira, P. F. R., & Tondin, C. F. (2026) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2026.113789

Morbid curiosity and its personality correlates: A psycholexical perspective

da Silva, P. D. G., Gomes, A. I. D. Q., Gouveia, V. V., & Coutinho, T. V. (2026) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2026.113784

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Erarslan, İ. (2026) · Trends in Business and Economics · doi:10.16951/trendbusecon.1643645

The role of personality traits and moral disengagement in academic dishonesty: An analysis of the big five and the dark tetrad

Sánchez‐García, J., Cebrián, J., del Río, E. F., & Ramos‐Villagrasa, P. J. (2026) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0346573

When Self-Awareness Serves the Self: A Person-Centered Analysis of Trait Mindfulness and the Dark Tetrad

Ma, R., Tu, K., & Xu, W. (2026) · Mindfulness · doi:10.1007/s12671-026-02828-4

Beyond good and evil: A person-centred analysis of benevolent vs. malevolent interpersonal dispositional styles

Skvarc, D., Patafio, B., Mayshak, R., Hyder, S., Kaufman, S. B., & Neumann, C. S. (2026) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2026.113854

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The Dark Tetrad and academic dishonesty: a systematic review and narrative synthesis of personality predictors of cheating, plagiarism, and deception in education

Jones, B., & Jones, L. (2026) · BMC Psychology · doi:10.1186/s40359-026-04894-8

Exploring a potential link between personality traits, sexual assault attitudes and the propensity to create deepfake pornography

Marns, L., & Hollett, R. C. (2026) · Journal of Sexual Aggression · doi:10.1080/13552600.2026.2678434

Is Dark Triad Related to Regulatory Focus on Sexuality?

Barrios, A., Mebarak, M., Romero, D. R., Martínez-Banfi, M. L., & Rodrigues, D. L. (2026) · Archives of Sexual Behavior · doi:10.1007/s10508-026-03513-2

Assessment of the Psychometric Properties of the Evaluation of Violence Questionnaire Among Women and Men in Portugal

Pechorro, P. S., Peters, J. R., Araujo, B. B., Simões, M. R., & Nunes, K. L. (2026) · Journal of Aggression Maltreatment & Trauma · doi:10.1080/10926771.2026.2706810

Devil

Andrade, G. (2026) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-031-38971-9_848-1

When darkness overrides partisanship: Psychopathy and sadism predict support for violence on both sides of the Israel–Hamas conflict

Greitemeyer, T. (2026) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2026.114058

Boredom Proneness and Attention-Related Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Drody, A. C., Caron, E. E., Smilek, D., & Danckert, J. A. (2026) · Psychological Reports · doi:10.1177/00332941261501021

Subclinical Sadism and the Dark Triad

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Testing the distinction between sadism and psychopathy: A metanalysis

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Валерьевич, Д. Ф. (2021) · Вестник Пермского университета Философия Психология Социология · doi:10.17072/2078-7898/2021-2-222-235 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

The Dark Tetrad and Antisocial Behavior in a Community Sample of College Students

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