The Dark Triad, schadenfreude, and sensational interests: Dark personalities, dark emotions, and dark behaviors

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 68, Issue , 2014, Pages 211-216

  James, Samantha ^a   Kavanagh, Phillip S ^a   Jonason, Peter K ^b   Chonody, Jill M ^c   Scrutton, Hayley E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY NORTHWEST   (United States)

Author keywords

Dark Triad; Machiavellianism; Narcissism; Psychopathy; Schadenfreude; Sensational interests

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901328158     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2014.04.020     Document Type: Article

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