Is it good to be bad? An evolutionary analysis of the adaptive potential of psychopathic traits

I Ene, KKY Wong, GD Salali - Evolutionary Human Sciences, 2022 - cambridge.org
Although psychopathy is widely conceptualised as a mental disorder, some researchers
question the maladaptive nature of psychopathy, and argue that it might be advantageous …

[HTML][HTML] Dating in the dark: A qualitative examination of dating experiences in Dark Tetrad personalities

R Mayshak, D Howard, M Benstead, A Klas… - Computers in human …, 2023 - Elsevier
Dark Tetrad (D4) traits have been shown to influence both perpetration and victimisation of
dating related anti-social behaviours. To inform prevention and intervention measures …

Psychopathy and the induction of desire: Formulating and testing an evolutionary hypothesis

KJ Brazil, AE Forth - Evolutionary Psychological Science, 2020 - Springer
The problems psychopathic individuals impose on society and in their interpersonal
relationships can be held in stark contrast to reports of their appeal and sexual success in …

The chameleons of dating: psychopathic traits are associated with mimicking prosocial personality traits in dating contexts

KJ Brazil, D Cloutier, N De Las Llagas… - Evolutionary …, 2023 - Springer
Psychopathic traits are associated with lower levels of Honesty-Humility, Emotionality, and
Agreeableness from the HEXACO model, which capture antisocial traits. Yet, individuals …

The dark side of human values: How values are related to bright and dark personality traits

GL de Holanda Coelho, PHP Hanel… - The Spanish Journal …, 2021 - cambridge.org
In the present research, we replicate and extend previous findings on the relations between
human values and bright\dark traits of personality, using the functional theory of human …

Adolescent psychopathic traits and adverse environments: Associations with socially adaptive outcomes

KJ Brazil, AH Farrell, A Boer, AA Volk - Development and …, 2024 - cambridge.org
Researchers have suggested that psychopathic traits among adults may be, at least in part,
an adaptive and/or a learned response for securing socially adaptive outcomes in adverse …

Dark Triad traits, Facebook intensity, and intrasexual competition

M Lyons, N Gillies, G Brewer - Personality and Individual Differences, 2019 - Elsevier
Intrasexual competition supports the acquisition of new mates and the maintenance of
existing relationships. We investigated intrasexual competition in relation to Dark Triad traits …

[HTML][HTML] Social Power and Mate Attraction in Short-Term and Long-Term Relationships

TN Livingston, AM Burns - Sexes, 2024 - mdpi.com
Social power can activate behavior toward goal attainment. In the context of romantic and
sexual relationships, social power may facilitate competitor derogation tactics and self …

Endorsement of social and personal values predicts the desirability of men and women as long-term partners

GS Lopes, N Barbaro, Y Sela, AJ Jeffery… - Evolutionary …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
A prospective romantic partner's desirability as a long-term partner may be affected by the
values that he or she endorses. However, few studies have examined the effects of “values” …

Satisfação em Relacionamentos Amorosos: o papel das estratégias de comportamento, da personalidade e dos valores humanos

OF Silva Neta - 2019 - repositorio.ufpb.br
Há dois anos vim morar em João Pessoa para fazer o mestrado em Psicologia Social. Foi
um passo desafiador. Muitas mudanças, abandono da zona de conforto, despedidas …