APS

30th APS Annual Convention · 2018

The Influence of Dark Triad Personality Traits on Prosocial Behavior

San Francisco, CA · May 2018

Poster · Personality/Emotion

  • Julie Mullins
    University of Pennsylvania
  • Julie Mullins
    Saint Louis University
  • Thomas Passarelli
    Saint Louis University
  • Brian Boutwell
    Saint Louis University
  • Tony Buchanan
    Saint Louis University

Abstract

The personality traits of the Dark Triad have been reported in people with antisocial personality disorder. Individuals who exhibit Dark Triad traits are motivated by the desire to be praised. We sought to understand whether this desire interacts with Dark Triad traits to influence prosocial behavior through a donation task.

Personality

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