Depressed or satisfied? The relationship between the dark triad traits, depression, and life satisfaction

Bonfá-Araujo, Bruno; Costa, Ariela Raissa Lima; Baptista, Makilim Nunes; Filho, Nelson Hauck

doi:10.1007/s12144-021-01726-3

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“…As expected, Machiavellian adolescents reported more symptoms of depression. This findings correspond with most prior studies (Bonfá-Araujo et al, 2021 ; Gómez-Leal et al, 2019 ; Shih et al, 2019 ), but a cluster-analysic study indicated that high Machiavellianism coexisted with less symptoms of depression (Bianchi & Mirkovic, 2020 ). This discordance may be interpreted by potential moderators.…”

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“…Although Dark Triad traits have been related with depressive symptoms among adults (Bonfá-Araujo et al, 2021 ; Gómez-Leal et al, 2019 ; Mojsa-Kaja et al, 2021 ; Shih et al, 2019 ), the relationships have not been examined in adolescents and the underlying mechanism was rarely investigated. In this study, moderated mediation models were carried out to investigate the underlying mechanism between Dark Triad and depression with a Chinese adolescents sample.…”

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“…Quiet a few of studies have examined the association between Dark Triad and depression among adults (e.g., Bonfá-Araujo et al, 2021 ; Gómez-Leal et al, 2019 ; Shih et al, 2019 ). Except for several evidences (Hansen et al, 2013 ; Willemsen et al, 2011 ), the majority of researchers observed that Machiavellian and psychopathic individuals appeared to exhibit higher levels of depression (Gómez-Leal et al, 2019 ; Gogola et al, 2021 ; Lyons et al, 2019 ; Mojsa-Kaja et al, 2021 ; Shih et al, 2019 ).…”

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“…Except for several evidences (Hansen et al, 2013 ; Willemsen et al, 2011 ), the majority of researchers observed that Machiavellian and psychopathic individuals appeared to exhibit higher levels of depression (Gómez-Leal et al, 2019 ; Gogola et al, 2021 ; Lyons et al, 2019 ; Mojsa-Kaja et al, 2021 ; Shih et al, 2019 ). As for narcissism, many studies found narcissism seem a “bright” trait of the Dark Triad, and correlated with less signs of depression (Bonfá-Araujo et al, 2021 ; Lyons et al, 2019 ; Shih et al, 2019 ). Whereas, recent findings during the COVID-19 pandemic showed individuals high in narcissism reported increased depressive symptoms (Gogola et al, 2021 ; Mojsa-Kaja et al, 2021 ).…”

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The dark triad and depressive symptoms among chinese adolescents: moderated mediation models of age and emotion regulation strategies

Shen

2022

Curr Psychol

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Dark Triad has been found to relate with depressive symptoms, but the underlying mechanism was rarely investigated. In the present study, we examined the mediating effect of two emotion regulation strategies (cognitive reappraisal and expressive suppression) and the moderating effect of gender and age. 709 Chinese adolescents aged 12–18 years (M = 14.54, SD = 1.70;55.3% girls) filled out the Dirty Dozen, Emotion Regulation Questionnaire and the 10-item of Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale. As expected, Dark Triad was related with increased levels of depression and emotion regulation strategies acted as mediators in these associations. Suppression mediated the relationship between Machiavellianism and depression. Reappraisal and suppression mediated the link between psychopathy and depression. Reappraisal mediated the association between narcissism and depression. Besides, age moderated the effect of Machiavellianism on reappraisal, suggesting Machiavellianism had a negative impact on reappraisal for younger adolescents, but not for older adolescents. Age also moderated the effect of reappraisal on depression, indicating the negative effect of reappraisal on depression was stronger for younger adolescents than for older adolescents. These results address how Dark Triad traits affect depression via emotion regulation strategies and indicate the effectiveness of Dark Triad and emotion regulation strategies may change across age groups.

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2022

Curr Psychol

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“…For example, one group of research showed that Machiavellianism (measured with the Mach-IV or MPS) had small to moderate positive relations with anxiety and depression (Al Aïn et al, 2013;Bianchi & Mirkovic, 2020;Gómez-Leal et al, 2019), although in some studies only the relation with anxiety was significant (using a medical diagnosis of anxiety and a German Machiavellianism scale, see Malesza & Kaczmarek, 2019). Other authors have pointed out that there is no substantial link between Machiavellianism and depression (Bianchi & Mirkovic, 2020), while again others have found a weak negative correlation between depression and Machiavellianism (Bonfá-Araujo et al, 2021). Based on the original conceptualization of Machiavellianism, it should be unrelated to indicators such as anxiety and depression, given its detached functioning in situations of interpersonal conflict (e.g., Jones, 2016).…”

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“The Devil in Disguise”: A Test of Machiavellianism Instruments (the Mach-IV, the Machiavellian Personality Scale, and the Five Factor Machiavellianism Inventory)

Grabovac

Dinić

2022

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The main aim of this study was to test the the convergent, discriminant, and criterion validity of the Serbian adaptations of three Machiavellianism instruments (Mach-IV, Machiavellian Personality Scale - MPS, and Five Factor Machiavellianism Inventory - FFMI) based on their relations with HEXACO traits, distress aspects (anxiety, depression, and stress), and emotion regulation strategies (supression and reapraisal). The sample included 195 participants (80% women). The results showed that the Mach-IV and the MPS are mutually more similar to each other and their main negative correlate is Honesty-Humility, while the FFMI appears as distant from the other instruments and its main positive correlates are Extraversion and Conscientiousness and a negative one is Emotionality. Furthermore, the Mach-IV and MPS showed positive relations with distress aspects and non-adaptive emotion regulation (supression), while the FFMI showed opposite patterns of relations. Since the FFMI captures the most items and facets, it explained the most variance of distress and regulation strategies, but the Mach-IV and the MPS, especially its amorality facet, showed significant incremental contribution in explanation of anxiety, stress, and suppression. The implications of the use of each of the three instruments are discussed.

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Depressive Symptoms are Positively Linked to Malevolent Creativity: A Novel Perspective on the Maladaptive Nature of Revenge Ideation

Perchtold‐Stefan

Rominger

Fink

2023

Journal of Creative Behavior

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Depressed mood has attracted little attention in creativity research. By comparison, psychotherapeutic studies have repeatedly associated depressive symptomatology with increased revenge ideation. Combining creativity and retaliatory ideation, the present study examined whether self-reported subclinical depressive symptoms are linked to malevolent creativitycreativity used for the purpose of damaging othersin a psychometric test. In a sample of n = 259 participants, overall depressive symptoms were positively associated with malevolent creativity. Sensitivity analyses confirmed this link for motivational and interactional symptoms, but not cognitive symptoms of depression. As a gender-specific finding, malevolent creativity was positively linked to emotional symptoms of depression in women, but not men. Our findings hint at the possibility that mood impairments through depressive symptoms may facilitate malevolent creative ideation through increased impulsivity, reduced self-regulation, and protracted anger rumination. Following recommendations regarding more focused investigations into the vast research complex of psychopathology and creativity, this study emphasizes negative mood as a risk factor for the occurrence of harmful creative ideation, and thus, presents a novel perspective on the intricate link between internalizing and externalizing symptomatology.

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Depressed or satisfied? The relationship between the dark triad traits, depression, and life satisfaction

Cited by 13 publications

References 37 publications

The dark triad and depressive symptoms among chinese adolescents: moderated mediation models of age and emotion regulation strategies

The dark triad and depressive symptoms among chinese adolescents: moderated mediation models of age and emotion regulation strategies

“The Devil in Disguise”: A Test of Machiavellianism Instruments (the Mach-IV, the Machiavellian Personality Scale, and the Five Factor Machiavellianism Inventory)

Depressive Symptoms are Positively Linked to Malevolent Creativity: A Novel Perspective on the Maladaptive Nature of Revenge Ideation

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