Soldiers of misfortune: An examination of the Dark Triad and the experience of schadenfreude

Autor:	Pamela J. Black, Michael Woodworth, Aisha Bhanwer, Stephen Porter
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	Facial expression Dark triad media_common.quotation_subject Psychopathy Empathy Schadenfreude medicine.disease Developmental psychology Vignette medicine Psychology Priming (psychology) General Psychology Machiavellianism media_common
Zdroj:	Personality and Individual Differences. 67:64-68
ISSN:	0191-8869
DOI:	10.1016/j.paid.2013.11.014
Popis:	This study was the first to investigate the relation between Dark Triad personality traits and the experience of schadenfreude. Participants (N = 120) were assigned to one of three priming conditions: empathy, schadenfreude, or neutral. After reading a vignette priming one of the three emotional states, each participant was exposed to a photographic image showing an unfortunate event experienced by the individual described in the vignette. All participants were shown the same four images and completed an evaluation form about their subjective emotional reactions to each image. Further, their facial expression reactions to each image were video-recorded and coded for smile presence and intensity. Results indicated positive relationships between Dark Triad traits and both self-reported schadenfreude and objective smile intensity. Higher Dark Triad scores also were associated with self-reported increased schadenfreude in daily life and a propensity to seek out related stimuli.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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