APS
29th APS Annual Convention · 2017
Dark Triad Traits Predict Feelings of Compassion
- James Kent
Christopher Newport University - Sherman Lee
Christopher Newport University - Benjamin Pearce
Christopher Newport University - Haley Wofford
Christopher Newport University - Jenna Knickerbocker
Christopher Newport University - Ashley McHenry
Christopher Newport University
Abstract
Previous research suggests that individuals high in the Dark Triad are disagreeable, highly aggressive and callous. A film study of 156 undergraduate students showed that psychopathy (β = -.40) and narcissism (β = .21) predicted feelings of compassion beyond trait compassion, grief, and demographic variables.
Personality