ArticleFrontiers in psychology2019
The Light vs. Dark Triad of Personality: Contrasting Two Very Different Profiles of Human Nature.
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- Incremental validity of the sense of coherence vis-à-vis depressive tendencies and dispositional aggression.Current issues in personality psychology · 2026Article
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- Spiritual well-being and "dark" personality traits: Machiavellianism, narcissism, psychopathy, and sadism.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Light Triad traits of personality as moderators between the dark core of personality, psychopathy, and antisociality/criminality.Psychiatry, psychology, and law : an interdisciplinary journal of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law · 2026Article
- Development and psychometric properties of Egoism at Work Attitude Questionnaire.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Moral Intelligence: Construction of a Moral Intelligence Scale Developed in Poland.Journal of religion and health · 2025Article
- The effect of light triad on online prosocial behavior in college students: a moderated mediation model.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Dark personality traits are associated with academic misconduct, frustration, negative thinking, and generative AI use habits: the case of Sichuan art universities.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Citizens in democratic countries have more benevolent traits, fewer malevolent traits, and greater well-being.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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Abstract
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. 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). The LTS is a first draft measure of a loving and beneficent orientation toward others ("everyday saints") that consists of three facets:
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