Researchers examined how traits like narcissism and Machiavellianism influence who seeks power—and how they lead.

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The term “Dark Triad” refers to a trio of negative personality traits—narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy—which share some common malevolent features. The construct was coined by researchers ...

A new paper published by a team of psychologists at the University of Alabama refutes the idea that “Machiavellian personalities” — or those who have a penchant for being strategic, deceptive, and ...

Researchers from University of New Hampshire, University of Kentucky, Texas A&M University, and Florida State University published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that examines the effect ...

Imagine if your personality could predict what college major you're likely to choose. Well, that's what one of our latest studies was about. Based on a publicly available dataset of 35,025 ...

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If so, you might rank highly in Machiavellianism - a personality trait that's based on the writing and views of Niccolo Machiavelli, the 16th-century Italian political philosopher. We look at what ...

The logic of “maximum pressure” goes back to “compellence” strategy, articulated by Thomas Schelling in 1996. The essence of compellence strategy is bargaining through violence, involving active use ...