The Dark Triad of Personality: A 10 Year Review

Adrian Furnham; Steven C. Richards; Delroy L. Paulhus

doi:10.1111/spc3.12018

journal article Mar 01, 2013

The Dark Triad of Personality: A 10 Year Review

Adrian Furnham

Steven C. Richards Delroy L. Paulhus

Social and Personality Psychology Compass Vol. 7 No. 3 pp. 199-216 · Wiley

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Abstract

Abstract
Ten years ago called attention to the ‘Dark Triad’, a constellation of three conceptually distinct but empirically overlapping personality variables. The three members ‐‐ Machiavellianism, narcissism and subclinical psychopathy ‐‐ often show differential correlates but share a common core of callous‐manipulation. There are now dozens of studies on the triad and, according to Google Scholar, over 350 citations. The goal of this review is to update and critically evaluate this rapidly expanding literature. The standard measures of each Dark Triad member are reviewed along with newer combination measures. The Dark Triad members are located in in mainstream structural models, namely, the interpersonal circumplex as well as Five‐ and Six‐Factor Models. Key issues and controversies are addressed.

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Published: Mar 01, 2013
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Adrian Furnham, Steven C. Richards, Delroy L. Paulhus (2013). The Dark Triad of Personality: A 10 Year Review. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 7(3), 199-216. https://doi.org/10.1111/spc3.12018

The Dark Triad of Personality: A 10 Year Review

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