Since the initial paper proposing a Dark Triad of personality ( Paulhus and Williams, 2002), research on the topic has increased every year, with two thirds of the publications on the Dark Triad appearing in 20 alone ( Muris et al., 2017).
While there are some newcomers on the dark trait scene (e.g., sadism and spitefulness), the most studied and validated dark traits are indexed by the now infamous “Dark Triad” of personality: narcissism, Machiavellianism, and subclinical psychopathy ( Paulhus and Williams, 2002 Jonason et al., 2012b Furnham et al., 2013 Muris et al., 2017). There is an emerging consensus that the “dark core” (or so-called “heart of darkness”) of these dark traits consists of an antagonistic social strategy characterized by high levels of interpersonal manipulation and callous behavior ( Jones and Figueredo, 2013 Marcus et al., 2018 Moshagen et al., 2018). For over the past 15 years, there has been a flurry of empirical research on a number of “dark traits” that are associated with ethically, morally, and socially aversive beliefs and behaviors ( Moshagen et al., 2018). dark patterns of thoughts, feelings and behaviors in our daily lives. We all vary, however, in the extent to which we consistently exhibit light vs. We all have, within each of us, both a light and a dark side. “ What’s one less person on the face of the earth, anyway?” – Ted Bundy (as quoted in Leyton, 2003). “ I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart.” – Anne ( Frank, 1995) (1947/, p. Dark Triad provides several ways forward for more principled and data driven approaches to explore both the malevolent and beneficent sides of human nature. This exploratory study of the contrasting nomological networks of the Light vs.
In contrast, the Dark Triad was negatively associated with life satisfaction and growth-oriented outcomes, and showed stronger linkages to selfish, exploitative, aggressive, and socially aversive outcomes. Across four demographically diverse samples ( N = 1,518), the LTS demonstrated excellent reliability and validity, predicting life satisfaction and a wide range of growth-oriented and self-transcendent outcomes above and beyond existing measures of personality. The LTS is a first draft measure of a loving and beneficent orientation toward others (“everyday saints”) that consists of three facets: Kantianism (treating people as ends unto themselves), Humanism (valuing the dignity and worth of each individual), and Faith in Humanity (believing in the fundamental goodness of humans). To help move the field toward greater integration, we contrasted the nomological network of the Dark Triad (a well-studied cluster of socially aversive traits) with the nomological network of the Light Triad, measured by the 12-item Light Triad Scale (LTS). While there is a growing literature on “dark traits” (i.e., socially aversive traits), there has been a lack of integration with the burgeoning research literature on positive traits and fulfilling and growth-oriented outcomes in life.
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