The Costs and Benefits of the Dark Triad: Implications for Mate Poaching and Mate Retention Tactics

• Main Authors: JONASON, Peter K., LI, Norman P., BUSS, David M.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2010
• Subjects: Narcissism; Machiavellianism; Psychopathy; Dark Triad; Mate retention; Mate poaching; Personality and Social Contexts; Social Psychology
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/729; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/1728/viewcontent/CostBenefitsDarkTriad_JonasonLiBuss2010.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The Dark Triad – narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy – have traditionally been considered to be undesirable traits. However, emerging work suggest that not only may there be a positive side to possessing these traits but they may also serve important adaptive functions, even if the strateg...