Malevolent Forces: Self-Control, the Dark Triad, and Crime

The Dark Triad is represented by three interrelated personality characteristics thought to share a “dark core”—that is, to be associated with a range of negative outcomes. We investigate this link alongside another potent predictor of crime, low self-control. Our analyses found the Dark Triad was st...

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Main Author: Wright, John Paul (Author)
Contributors: Almeida, Pedro R. ; Almosaed, Nora F. ; Bashatah, Fawzia S. ; Moghrabi, Sameera S. ; Morgan, Mark Alden
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2017
In: Youth violence and juvenile justice
Year: 2017, Volume: 15, Issue: 2, Pages: 191-215
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Dark Triad
Juvenile Delinquency
Low self-control
Malevolence
Psychopathy
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Summary:The Dark Triad is represented by three interrelated personality characteristics thought to share a “dark core”—that is, to be associated with a range of negative outcomes. We investigate this link alongside another potent predictor of crime, low self-control. Our analyses found the Dark Triad was strongly predictive of delinquency, especially violent delinquency, where it accounted for the effects of self-control. Yet it exerted no significant effect on drug-based delinquency. However, an interaction between the Dark Triad and low self-control remained substantive and predictive across all models, where low self-control amplified the effects of the Dark Triad on delinquency.
ISSN:1556-9330
DOI:10.1177/1541204016667995