Dark Triad, Tramps, and Thieves

Abstract

Abstract. Although previous research has demonstrated a link between personality and thieving, research has not yet considered individual differences in impulsivity and the Dark Triad (i.e., narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism) and commonplace, low-level thefts. In this on-line questionnaire study (N = 254) we examined how the Dark Triad traits and dysfunctional and functional impulsivity provide insights into individual differences in petty theft. Those who admitted having stolen something in their lifetime were higher on primary and secondary psychopathy, Machiavellianism, and dysfunctional impulsivity than those who had not stolen anything. In addition, secondary psychopathy predicted stealing from a wider range of targets than primary psychopathy, narcissism, and Machiavellianism. We discussed the results in relation to how psychopathy may be part of an adaptive suite of traits that enable a “cheater” strategy.

Preliminary Data on the Role of Emotional Intelligence in Mediating the Relationship Between Psychopathic Characteristics and Detention Terms of Property Offenders

“…This distinction roughly accounts for the classification of psychopathic individuals in primary and secondary psychopaths . The latter individuals typically show a dysfunctional impulsivity control which might be reflected in an unrestrained tendency to take resources from the others and their environment . Following our results, the level of ability EI contributes to control this tendency, by enhancing individuals’ capacity to regulate their impulsivity.…”

“…The probability of committing violent crimes has been shown typically high for psychopaths . By contrast, studies on the association of psychopathy with property crimes are scarce . These few studies have suggested that a low impulsivity control, typical of psychopaths, might be the core mechanism accounting for their tendency to commit offenses against property, such as thefts.…”

Dark Dreams Are Made of This: Aggressive and Sexual Dream Content, and the Dark Triad of Personality

“…Although all the three traits had a positive correlation with the frequency of aggressive and sexual dreams, when the shared variance between the traits were controlled for in the regression analyses, psychopathy and Machiavellianism emerged as significant positive predictors for aggressive dreams, and psychopathy and narcissism were positive predictors of sexual dreams. Out of the Dark Triad traits, fast life history strategy indicators seem to be related most to psychopathy (Jonason, Koenig, & Tost, 2010;Lyons & Jonason, 2015;Patch & Figueredo, 2017). It is not a surprise that both sexual and aggressive dreams had the strongest association with this trait, suggesting that fast strategies may be reflected in dreams, as the continuity hypothesis would predict, or even rehearsed in dreams, as the simulation theories would predict.…”

¿Inestabilidad en el lado oscuro? estructura factorial, invarianza de medición y fiabilidad de la Dirty Dozen Dark Triad en población general de Lima

“…En particular la dimensión de narcisismo obtuvo un mayor valor en comparación con las dimensiones de maquiavelismo y psicopatía que se relacionan de similar manera a dimensiones más asociadas a modelos patológicos, que indicaría que para la población general el significado de este factor obtendría mayor aceptación social en la actualidad (Kajonius, Persson, Rosenberg y Garcia, 2016) En cuanto a las implicancias prácticas la DDDT fue contar con una herramienta con evidencias de validez en personas adultas para el contexto peruano, que permitiría iniciar de una serie de investigaciones que ayudarían a comprender algunos comportamientos vinculados con conductas disfuncionales en diferentes grupos etarios que no sean aislados exclusivamente a subgrupos clínicos. Además de ser incluido en el desarrollo de futuras líneas de investigación asociadas a patrones socialmente aversivos como conductas violentas y delictivas (Lyons y Jonason, 2015), contextos sociales de riesgo y población reclusa (Jonason, Icho, y Ireland, 2016) En cuanto a las limitaciones de este estudio destaca el tamaño muestral que es un indicador importante para la extrapolación de los resultados, además de no contar con muestras diferenciadas de cada contexto como trabajadores, pacientes crónicos, adictos o con alguna condición clínica que puedan experimentar mejor el constructo. A pesar de contar con estas dificultades específicas, este trabajo evidencia su importancia en la evaluación en un contexto general que no está exento de la presencia de estos rasgos con un instrumento breve que pueda ser utilizado como complemento de otras baterías en la evaluación clínica.…”