User:Jmkgkn/Dark triad

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Potential issues/changes

Might be worth going into details on the potential positives of the traits to further explain them.

Under Psychiatric disorders,

Narcissism may have pathological aspects, however it has been inconsistently defined across clinical theory, mainly due to the assessment of the disorder and normal narcissism. It has been found that pathological narcissism and normal narcissism could be distinct dimensions of personality. Furthermore, NPI was shown to be unable to assess subclinical narcissism.

Under Internet Trolls,

No citation for the claim that anti social behavior and flame trolling activities have similarities, however the wiki article for flaming specifically states it is not to be confused with trolling. Maybe a misunderstanding of the sources?

2013 case study might have been found, however due to it being a single induvial being studied, it might not be best to use this in the article. The overall conclusion is also lacking as there is not much to the claim.

Another study showed that there was a connection, so this could be used instead. Goes into schadenfreude, meaning pleasure from the misfortune of others.

There are also plenty of cases that could be used here, however further research will be needed to find them. Might be a good place to start adding.

Could also add a section going over crime, as there seems to be a correlation.

potential sources

Under Big Five:

It's slightly too brief in its tie into the Dark Triad and provides far less information than the adequate amount provided for the Honesty-Humility Trait section. The tone and direction of information however is very pleasing to read, and clearly conveys what information is there. Perhaps the reference to a study could help extend the content without being overly long winded.

Crime
Youth who score higher in dark triad traits show higher amounts of violent delinquency, specifically with interpersonal violence. Individuals with low self control and dark triad traits showed more overall delinquency, however higher self control lowered the delinquency. Another study found that those who have admitted to stealing at some point in their life score higher on Machiavellianism and primary and secondary psychopathy. Those higher in psychopathy and Machiavellianism were shown to predict psychological abuse with intimate partner violence, however agreeableness was found to be the main factor.

Cyber crime
There is a clear distinction in the methods of a cyber attack between each part of the dark triad. Psychopathy correlated with faster speeds of persistence and exploitation, Narcissism correlated with faster privilege escalation, persistence, and extraction, and Machiavellianism correlated with stealth. Individuals with higher levels of psychopathy are more likely to engage in cyber bullying, with some correlation to both narcissism and Machiavellianism. Individuals with dark triad traits were also found to be more likely to commit acts of online fraud, with each trait having different impacts on factors. Machiavellianism has impacts on opportunity and motivation, psychopathy has impacts on rationalization, and narcissism has impacts on perceptions of motivation and capabilities.

Dark core of personality
The dark core of personality or D-factor is the personality trait proposed to underlie all other dark personality traits. Personality traits that negatively correlate to ethical, moral and socially questionable behaviors, and are usually followed by beliefs that serve as justification for ones actions all fall under the umbrella of "dark traits". User:Elvis266 9:54, 20 March 2022 (UTC)