A life history approach to understanding the Dark Triad

McDonald, Melissa M.; Donnellan, M. Brent; Navarrete, Carlos

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2011.12.003

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“…Previous work has found that the leadership/authority and grandiose exhibitionism facets of narcissism are linked to a slow life strategy (Jonason et al, 2010a) and other adaptive tendencies (Rauthmann & Kolar, 2012). In contrast, the entitlement/exploitativeness facet of narcissism is linked to various indicators of a fast life strategy (McDonald et al, 2012). These findings may be attributable to the removal of the common variance (e.g., entitlement, exploitativeness, impulsivity, etc.)…”

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“…The Dark Triad traits embody aspects of slow and fast life strategies (Lyons & Rice, 2014;McDonald et al, 2012), as indicated by their links with delayed gratification. Generally speaking, the "darker" aspects of the Dark Triad-psychopathy and to a lesser extent Machiavellianism-embody a fast life strategy that is characterized by immediate gratification.…”

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“…Disinhibition affects cognitive, emotional, and instinctual aspects and is related to a general propensity towards poor impulse control, which is apparent in psychopathic individuals (Newman, 1987;Patrick, Fowles, & Krueger, 2009). The strong links between psychopathy and indicators of a fast life strategy are well documented (e.g., Jonason et al, 2010a;Jones & Paulhus, 2011b;McDonald et al, 2012), indicating that psychopathic individuals are more likely to engage in decision making that involves high-risk and high-payoffs to obtain an immediate reward. Narcissism was related to an inability to delay gratification at the bivariate level, which is consistent with predictions.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In particular, this link appears to be strongest in psychopathy, and to a lesser extent in Machiavellianism and narcissism. However, attempts to link Machiavellianism to indicators of a fast life strategy have yielded inconsistent results (Figueredo et al, 2005;Jonason et al, 2009;Jonason & Kavanagh, 2010;Jonason & Tost, 2010;McDonald, Donnellan, & Navarrete, 2012). These inconsistencies may be the result of difficulties associated with defining and measuring the construct.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Some aspects of narcissism (i.e., leadership/authority, grandiose exhibitionism, fearless dominance) are characteristic of a slow life strategy, which are linked to attributes such as confidence, high selfesteem, social dominance, and low anxiety. The entitlement/exploitativeness dimension of narcissism, however, is characteristic of a fast life strategy and is associated with low self-control and an exploitative interpersonal style (McDonald et al, 2012). In general, the Dark Triad traits embody a life strategy that is depicted by selfishness, exploitiveness, and risk-taking.…”

Section: Life History Strategies and The Dark Triadmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Relationships between the Dark Triad and Delayed Gratification: An Evolutionary Perspective

Baughman¹,

Jonason²,

Vernon³

2016

Personality and Individual Differences

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The Dark Triad (i.e., psychopathy, narcissism, and Machiavellianism) is a cluster of socially aversive personality traits that account for the "darker" side of human behavior.While traditional views have focused on the maladaptive nature of these traits, recent work in the field of evolutionary psychology suggests these traits may be adaptive in terms of self-serving behavior. The Dark Triad traits may also be a manifestation of a particular life strategy that an individual engages in; one that is characterized by immediate gratification and risk-taking. The present study examined links between the Dark Triad traits and ability to delay gratification in a sample of 364 undergraduate students (136 males). Psychopathy was the most strongly linked to an inability to delay gratification, followed by Machiavellianism and narcissism. Sex also moderated these relationships, such that women who scored high on Machiavellianism were less likely to delay gratification than men; however, these associations were no longer significant when a more conservative Bonferroni correction was applied. Findings are discussed within the evolutionary framework of Life History Theory.

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Relationships between the Dark Triad and Delayed Gratification: An Evolutionary Perspective

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Vernon³

2016

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The dark side of personality at work

2013

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Although there has been increasing interest in dark personality traits in the organizational sciences, these characteristics remain relatively understudied and somewhat misunderstood. The present manuscript aims to clarify some of the issues surrounding dark personality traits by discussing the history of dark personality traits, how they relate to normal personality traits, their relative importance as determinants of organizational outcomes, and measurement issues surrounding the assessment of these characteristics. We will then discuss potential future directions for research investigating the causes and consequences of these traits as well as providing guidance on the implementation of dark personality assessment in the workplace for selection and training.

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Life History Strategy: Extra-Pair Sex

Manson

2023

Encyclopedia of Sexual Psychology and Behavior

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A life history approach to understanding the Dark Triad

Cited by 172 publications

References 27 publications

Relationships between the Dark Triad and Delayed Gratification: An Evolutionary Perspective

Relationships between the Dark Triad and Delayed Gratification: An Evolutionary Perspective

The dark side of personality at work

Life History Strategy: Extra-Pair Sex

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