Dark triad

Dark triad

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Heard in 2 episodes across 2 shows since Aug 2026

The dark triad is a psychological construct of personality traits that describes the relationship between three notably aversive but non-pathological traits: Machiavellianism, sub-clinical narcissism, and sub-clinical psychopathy. First introduced by Delroy L. Paulhus and Kevin M. Williams in 2002, these traits are characterized by malevolent qualities such as self-promotion, emotional coldness, duplicity, and aggressiveness.

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Aug 2026

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What experts have said about Dark triad

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  1. Men tend to score somewhat higher than women on the discussed dark personality traits.

    “men tend to score somewhat higher than women, and that's quite a consistent finding”

    Listen at 32:47

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Episodes

2 episodes featuring Dark triad, newest first

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