Relationship between the Dark Triad and depressive symptoms

The Dark Triad (DT) is composed of three closely related personality traits: psychopathy, Machiavellianism and narcissism. These traits have been linked to emotional deficits. The aim of the present study was to analyze the relationship between the DT traits, including sub-dimensions, and depressive...

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Published in:	PeerJ
Main Authors:	Raquel Gómez-Leal, Alberto Megías-Robles, María José Gutiérrez-Cobo, Rosario Cabello, Enrique G. Fernández-Abascal, Pablo Fernández-Berrocal
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	PeerJ Inc. 2019-11-01
Subjects:	Psychopathy Dark triad Narcissism Depression Machiavellianism
Online Access:	https://peerj.com/articles/8120.pdf

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