Who is James Bond? The Dark Triad as an Agentic Social Style

• Main Authors: JONASON, Peter K., LI, Norman P., TEICHER, Emily A.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2010
• Subjects: personality; trait intercorrelations; self-esteem; individuality; Family, Life Course, and Society; Gender and Sexuality; Social Psychology
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/1109; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/2365/viewcontent/JonasonLiTeicher_JameBond_2010.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

If the Dark Triad are costly traits for individuals to have and individuals are predisposed to avoid interacting with selfish individuals, how do those who have those traits extract resources from their environment? We contend that a specific set of personality traits will enable individuals to do s...