As a personality trait, machiavellianism is characterized by the use of deceit and manipulation to achieve personal goals, often at the expense of others. It is a part of the “dark tetrad” of ...

A new study published in the Journal of Research in Personality highlights how perceptions of dark tetrad ...

A new study exploring how gender equality relates to Machiavellianism—a personality trait characterized by manipulation, exploitation, and deceit—has revealed a surprising trend: countries ...

The term “Dark Triad” refers to a trio of negative personality traits—narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy—which share some common malevolent features. The construct was coined by ...

The master manipulator, a person high in Machiavellianism, is a person you want to avoid. People high in psychopathy are bad enough, but the Machiavellian, consistent with the name, wants to take ...