The dark triad denotes narcissism, psychopathy and Machiavellianism as three interrelated personality traits. The expression was coined in 2002 by Delroy Paulhus and Kevin Williams in The Dark Triad of Personality, published in the Journal of Personality Research. The theory holds that the three traits can coexist, manifest distinctly, and overlap in some individuals to form a common core. The concept rapidly gained popularity and spawned thousands of studies and popular uses that stretch or distort the original meaning. The label has been applied to public figures and workplace adversaries. Critics note small sample sizes, methodological weaknesses, and clickbait framing, prompting some scholars to distance themselves from the construct.
Narcissism, psychopathy and Machiavellianism: that's what's become known as the dark triad. The term gained popularity in the United States before projecting itself to the rest of the world and exploding into a thousand viral ramifications. Today there is a proliferation of definitions in which its original meaning, already unscientific, is stretched or distorted. The label has been used to categorize the eccentricities of Elon Musk with empirical varnish and the sinister stratagems of that co-worker who, we consider, is making our lives impossible.
Their theory is that these three personality traits Narcissism, psychopathy and Machiavellianism coexist with their own manifestations and, in some individuals, overlap to constitute a common core with strong roots. Since the article's publication, academics have increasingly been drawn to the dark triad. Today there are thousands of studies circulating whose titles include the construct, evoking everything from underground mafias to the triangle of the helmet through which the evil Darth Vader wheezes.
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