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·June 26, 2025·4 min read

Brain Structure Differences Linked to Antisocial Traits in Psychopathy

A new neuroimaging study has identified distinct structural brain differences in individuals with psychopathy, particularly those with high antisocial traits. Reduced volumes were found in subcortical and cortical areas involved in emotion, decision-making, and social behavior.

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·May 22, 2025·4 min read

Parental Mental Illness Raises Risk of Childhood Psychopathology

A new long-term study confirms that children of parents with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder face a higher risk of developing mental health issues compared to peers without parental psychiatric diagnoses. Over four years, researchers tracked 238 children and found distinct patterns of symptoms depending on whether a parent had schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.

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·April 15, 2025·4 min read

Dark Personality Traits in Politicians Fuel Political Polarization

New research reveals that politicians with narcissistic, psychopathic, or Machiavellian traits significantly increase affective polarization among voters. When citizens identify ideologically with such leaders, they become more hostile toward political opponents.

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·February 27, 2024·3 min read

Prevalence of Female Psychopaths: More Common than Believed

Researchers provide novel insights into female psychopathy, challenging the conventional 6:1 male-to-female psychopath ratio with new evidence suggesting a closer 1.2:1 ratio. The research indicates that societal gender biases have obscured the true nature and prevalence of female psychopaths, who often employ manipulation and seduction rather than violence to achieve their goals.

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·October 16, 2023·3 min read

Spotting Corporate Psychopaths

Research sheds light on how to identify and manage individuals termed 'corporate psychopaths' within the business realm. These individuals, making up roughly 1% of adults, lack emotions such as guilt or empathy but often rise to leadership positions due to their charismatic traits.

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·September 3, 2023·5 min read

Dark Traits, Broken Sleep: How Machiavellianism and Psychopathy Impact Rest

A recent study delves into the link between the Dark Triad personality traits—Machiavellianism, psychopathy, and narcissism—and sleep quality, particularly in individuals with affective disorders (AD). Using data from 657 people, the research reveals that Machiavellianism and psychopathy have a significantly negative impact on sleep quality.

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·August 1, 2023·3 min read

Behavioral Parallels: The Shared Routes of Aggression and Psychopathy

Aggressive and psychopathic individuals have difficulty shedding hostile behaviors once they've adopted them, according to new research. A mathematical model applied to a task assessing hostile responses confirmed this hypothesis.

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·May 17, 2023·5 min read

Corporate Psychopaths: Unmasking the Silent Threat to Financial Stability

A new study highlights the need for corporations to identify and manage "corporate psychopaths" to prevent financial crises. The research, focusing on Bernie Madoff, the perpetrator of the largest Ponzi scheme in history, underscores how certain psychopathic traits can lead to recklessness and greed, potentially causing organizational and economic collapse.

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·April 11, 2023·6 min read

Those With Dark Tetrad Personality Traits More Likely to Catfish and Exploit Others

People who score high for "dark tetrad" personality traits, including narcissism, Machiavellianism, sadism, and psychopathy are more likely to embark on "catfishing" behaviors online as well as manipulate and exploit potential partners.

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·February 9, 2023·6 min read

‘Just as Deadly’: Inside the Mind of a Female Serial Killer

Female serial killers are considered fairly anomalous. Research into females who commit serial killings has been pretty limited, until now. Researchers have identified certain characteristics of female serial killers, finding they tend to be white, married at least once, of at least average intelligence, and are more likely to be employed in healthcare professions.

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·January 21, 2023·4 min read

Personality Traits Could Predict Those Prone to Prejudice

Those with dark triad or antagonistic personality traits including narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy are more likely to endorse negative beliefs about others, especially the LGBTQA+ community. People with these personality traits adopt prejudicial beliefs as they downplay the importance of equality and show little interest in protecting others, researchers conclude.

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·October 20, 2022·5 min read

Dark Personality Traits Make People Susceptible to Fake News

People with Dark Triad personality traits are more likely to believe fake news, especially when doing so promotes their own selfish desires. Even when presented with scientific facts, those with dark triad personalities bend reality to their own liking. The more pronounced traits associated with self-interest were, the more those with dark triad personalities doubted there was a difference between actual facts and mere opinions.