Adaptiveness of dark personalities: psychopathy and sadism have opposite associations with fertility

Analyzing the links between behavioral traits and fertility is a pivotal step toward understanding their current adaptiveness and the potential regimes of natural selection acting upon them. In this study, we examined associations between the Dark Tetrad traits—psychopathy, narcissism, Machiavellian...

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Published in:Frontiers in Psychology
Main Authors: Janko Međedović, Ivana Hromatko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-09-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1644767/full