Lies and crimes: Dark Triad, misconduct, and high-stakes deception

Azizli, Nicole; Atkinson, Breanna E.; Baughman, Holly M.; Chin, Kristi; Vernon, Philip A.; Harris, Elizabeth; Veselka, Livia

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2015.09.034

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“…As to the relations between narcissism and actual lies that are reported by the participants, it turned out that high narcissism scores are correlated with telling more lies than low narcissism scores. Results are consistent with recent evidence on the link between narcissism and lying (Azizli et al, ; Baughman et al, ; Jonason et al, ). Analysis at the facet level showed that all narcissistic subscales correlate positively with reported lying.…”

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“…Previous research has focused on the association between narcissism and deception of others (Azizli et al, ; Baughman, Jonason, Lyons, & Vernon, ; Giammarco, Atkinson, Baughman, Veselka, & Vernon, ; Oliveira & Levine, ). Oliveira and Levine () associated narcissism and positive attitudes towards deceptive communication.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Oliveira and Levine () associated narcissism and positive attitudes towards deceptive communication. Giammarco et al () found that narcissistic individuals believe themselves to be better liars than the average person, and some recent studies linked narcissism to lying or unethical behaviour in various everyday life situations (Azizli et al, ; Baughman et al, ; Jonason, Lyons, Baughman, & Vernon, ). In some of these studies, narcissism has been assessed as part of the dark triad, a personality cluster composed of Machiavellianism, psychopathy, and narcissism (Azizli et al, ; Baughman et al, ; Giammarco et al, ).…”

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“…Although the association between narcissism and deception has been previously established (Azizli et al, ; Baughman et al, ; Giammarco et al, ; Oliveira & Levine, ), the contribution of narcissism to self‐assessed lie–truth‐related abilities is scarce. The goal of the present study is to investigate for the first time the association between narcissism and various self‐reports of lie–truth‐related abilities.…”

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“…Relevant research on narcissism and deception has been frequently performed in the context of studying the dark triad and using the short‐D3 measure (e.g., Azizli et al, ; Giammarco et al, ). No relation of the dark triad traits with actual ability to detect deception was found (Wissing & Reinhard, ; Wright, Berry, Catmur, & Bird, ).…”

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This novel research focuses on the relations amongst narcissistic features, self-assessed communication abilities related to lies and truths, and reports about actual lying. One hundred twenty-five participants rated their ability to succeed at telling lies, telling the truth convincingly, detecting lies, and believing others. The participants also completed the Narcissistic Personality Inventory and reported their weekly lying frequency using designated questions. Results indicated a positive link between narcissism and self-ratings of the lie-telling ability. High narcissistic scorers further exhibited confidence in their abilities to detect lies and to convince listeners using truthful communication. Finally, narcissism correlated with reports of telling frequent lies. Different narcissistic subscales correlated with telling different kinds of lies. The theoretical significance of the present results and their importance to the legal system were discussed.

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Exploring the associations between dark triad personality and psychopathology in convicted offenders: Identifying their role in reincarceration

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Dysfunctional personality and psychopathological characteristics are increasingly studied in offenders separately, but only a few studies have analysed their relationship in this specific population. In this research, we focus on the so‐called Dark Triad personality, consisting of the Machiavellian, the narcissistic and the psychopathic personalities. The main objective of this study was to examine the association between Dark Triad personality and psychopathology and also to know the role of these mental health variables in recidivism. Participants were 63 offenders (44 men and 19 women) from two different penitentiary institutions. Sociodemographic data as well as clinical and personality characteristics were recorded. Psychopathology was assessed with the third version of the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory and dark personality with the Short Dark Triad. Results of descriptive statistical analyses revealed a high prevalence of psychopathology in convicted participants and reincarcerated offenders. Correlational analyses showed a strong relation between the Dark Triad personality and psychopathology, being the psychopathic personality the one with the highest association. Finally, we found that the psychopathological variables contributing most to the discrimination of reincarcerated participants were substance and alcohol abuse disorders and in relation to dysfunctional personality were psychopathy and narcissism, the latter in negative direction. These data highlight the relevance of a necessity for research exploring long‐term patterns of re‐incarceration for both men and women, including mental health disorders and personality models. The importance of taking into account the relationship between variables in preventive and treatment interventions inside and outside penitentiary institutions is discussed.

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Lies and crimes: Dark Triad, misconduct, and high-stakes deception

Cited by 88 publications

References 30 publications

Correlates of narcissism, self‐reported lies, and self‐assessed abilities to tell and detect lies, tell truths, and believe others

Correlates of narcissism, self‐reported lies, and self‐assessed abilities to tell and detect lies, tell truths, and believe others

Exploring the associations between dark triad personality and psychopathology in convicted offenders: Identifying their role in reincarceration

The dark triad, performance avoidance, and academic cheating

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