ArticleFrontiers in psychology2025
Emotional blind spots and dark minds: how alexithymia and mindfulness shape the link between Dark Triad personality traits and psychopathology.
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Introduction: Dark Triad traits (narcissism, Machiavellianism, psychopathy) are linked to increased psychological distress, including depression, anxiety, and stress. While the underlying mechanisms remain unclear, alexithymia has emerged as a potential risk factor, and mindfulness as a possible resilience factor. This study explores the associations and moderating effects of alexithymia and mindfulness on psychopathology within the Dark Triad spectrum. Methods: A total of 577 university students completed a cross-sectional online survey (age range 16-50 years, Results: Kendall's tau-b correlations revealed positive associations between all three Dark Triad traits and facets of psychopathology [ Discussion: Small but consistent associations emerged between Dark Triad traits and psychopathology, which were better understood when accounting for gender, alexithymia, and mindfulness. Machiavellianism showed complex, non-linear moderation effects. In contrast, alexithymia regarding negative feelings consistently moderated the link between stress and psychopathy, while narcissism showed no significant associations after controlling for influencing variables. Conclusion: Dark personality traits are linked to psychological vulnerability, with particularly complex patterns observed for Machiavellianism. Depending on individual levels of alexithymia and mindfulness, these constructs may act as either risk or protective factors. These findings help to uncover the nature of the links between the Dark Triad and psychopathology and reveal novel intervention targets.
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