{"id":432536,"date":"2026-01-17T08:45:42","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T07:45:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ma-grande-taille.com\/?p=432536"},"modified":"2026-01-15T11:37:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T10:37:48","slug":"trait-caractere-serait-souvent-observe-personnes-malveillantes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ma-grande-taille.com\/en\/psycho\/this-character-trait-would-often-be-observed-in-malicious-people-432536","title":{"rendered":"This character trait is often observed in &quot;malicious&quot; people."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>They are sometimes called &quot;malevolent&quot; personalities in everyday language, but in psychology, they are referred to as &quot;dark&quot; personality traits (the Dark Triad). As explained in a study published in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0191886915005747?via%3Dihub\">Personality and Individual Differences<\/a> , these traits are associated with a greater likelihood of unethical behavior (lying, cheating), although this is not a medical diagnosis.<\/p>\n<h2> What is the &quot;Dark Triad&quot;?<\/h2>\n<p> The Dark Triad comprises three traits:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Narcissism (self-centered, need for admiration),<\/li>\n<li> Machiavellianism (manipulation, social strategy),<\/li>\n<li> Psychopathy (impulsivity, low empathy, sensation-seeking).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2> The most prominent characteristic here is Machiavellianism.<\/h2>\n<p> In the study, participants were presented with two situations where they could cheat or lie to gain something. The results showed that Machiavellianism was a stronger predictor of cheating in situations where deception is at someone else&#39;s expense (a more &quot;social,&quot; more strategic form of deception), while psychopathy was a stronger predictor of lying about one&#39;s performance (a more direct, more opportunistic form of deception). In other words, it&#39;s not a single trait that explains everything: the links vary depending on the type of behavior.<\/p>\n<h2> And what about the famous &quot;we&#39;re less moral in the evening&quot;?<\/h2>\n<p> There&#39;s a well-known hypothesis, the Morning Morality Effect, which suggests that we tend to be more &quot;moral&quot; in the morning than in the afternoon. But the Dark Triad study also tested this point\u2026 and didn&#39;t find this effect: in their results, the time of day doesn&#39;t change cheating or lying, nor does it reinforce the impact of &quot;dark&quot; traits.<\/p>\n<h2> Key takeaways<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li> Machiavellianism is the trait most associated here with strategic deception.<\/li>\n<li> Psychopathy is more closely linked to lying in the other task.<\/li>\n<li> And unlike other studies, the time of day (morning\/evening) doesn&#39;t make much difference in this study.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> This study reminds us that we&#39;re not talking about &quot;monsters&quot; or diagnoses, but rather personality tendencies: when certain &quot;dark&quot; traits are elevated, the likelihood of unethical behavior can increase. Here, Machiavellianism stands out primarily for its more strategic deception (at the expense of others), while psychopathy is more closely linked to opportunistic lying. And above all, contrary to the idea that we are &quot;less moral&quot; in the evening, the researchers found no clear effect of the time of day: what matters most are the traits themselves\u2026 not the hour.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"They are sometimes called &quot;malevolent&quot; personalities in everyday language, but in psychology, they are referred to as &quot;dark&quot;...","protected":false},"author":8394,"featured_media":432541,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"disable_msn":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6138],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-432536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-psycho"],"image":{"medium":["https:\/\/www.ma-grande-taille.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ce-trait-de-caractere-serait-souvent-observe-chez-les-personnes-_malveillantes_-200x113.jpg",200,113,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.ma-grande-taille.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ce-trait-de-caractere-serait-souvent-observe-chez-les-personnes-_malveillantes_-500x281.jpg",500,281,true]},"custom":{"td_video":"","featured_image":"https:\/\/www.ma-grande-taille.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ce-trait-de-caractere-serait-souvent-observe-chez-les-personnes-_malveillantes_.jpg","author":{"name":"L\u00e9a Michel","avatar":"https:\/\/www.ma-grande-taille.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1721220128171-96x96.jpg"},"categories":[{"term_id":6138,"name":"Psycho","slug":"psycho","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":6310,"taxonomy":"category","description":"<strong>Whether we&#39;re curvy or slim, we all ask ourselves the same questions<\/strong> . And we tend to ask ourselves a lot! Whether it&#39;s about ourselves, our partner, the people around us, or even our children. In the psychology section, you&#39;ll find <strong>personal stories, inspiring narratives, tips for simplifying life, and more broadly: food for thought on all those questions you&#39;re asking yourself<\/strong> . You can comment on the website, but also directly on our forum. The goal? To create a space for sharing, serenity, discovery, but also laughter and all sorts of helpful advice. Here, no one will be judged, but rather listened to and supported.<h2> Learning to build self-confidence step by step<\/h2> Nothing is more important than self-confidence. And it&#39;s not just about wearing pretty clothes that flatter our figure, <strong>it&#39;s a state of mind<\/strong> .\n\nHaving self-confidence means not doubting your potential and your worth, regardless of the weight shown on the scale and\/or the gaze of others.\n\nOf course, all of this doesn&#39;t happen overnight. <strong>It requires daily effort<\/strong> . The road is long and fraught with obstacles, but incredibly rewarding. <strong>Your greatest asset is the love you have for yourself<\/strong> .\n\nEvery day, we find inspiration in the stories and testimonies that the media and social networks share from around the world. The experiences and commitment of one person can be so powerful that <strong>they, in turn, inspire us to move mountains and reinvent ourselves<\/strong> .\n\nIn our &quot;Self-Confidence&quot; section, you won&#39;t just find testimonials or feel-good stories. We also work every day to delve into all the questions women ask themselves. Therefore, you&#39;ll find numerous advice articles and tips to apply daily to feel more confident and comfortable in your own skin .\n\nAt the same time, we are also fighting <strong>against the beauty standards that society tries to impose<\/strong> . And none of this would be possible without the invaluable help of the body positivity movement.<h2> The body positive movement is changing mindsets.<\/h2> For the past few years, this movement has been generating a lot of buzz. <strong>People no longer want to see ultra-thin models on the catwalks<\/strong> , they&#39;re fed up with retouched photos, and above all, they want to finally be able to identify with the male and female models who are supposed to represent them!\n\nBrands have understood all this well and are increasingly working with plus-size models, expanding their range and above all, <strong>spreading a body-positive message that simply feels good<\/strong> .\n\nBecause throughout our lives, whether we&#39;re curvy or slim, we work on our self-confidence. <strong>Many of you write to us about this<\/strong> ! Every day, you work to (re)gain confidence and overcome your insecurities.\n\nThis is where the usefulness of the body positivity movement comes in. <strong>You can participate yourself or start to familiarize yourself with its most famous figures<\/strong> such as plus-size model Ashley Graham, French curvy blogger St\u00e9phanie Zwicky, or curvy activist and model Tess Holliday!\n\nAll their latest news is available in the &quot;Body Positive&quot; section, but that&#39;s not all! You&#39;ll also discover profiles of bloggers, actresses, and other personalities committed to body acceptance. There will also be photos from photoshoots, news stories that have gone viral online , accounts of impactful actions aimed at challenging the fashion industry, and more... <strong>all the news and positive energy you need<\/strong> to begin your journey to self-love.<h2> We&#39;re also thinking of the mothers, all the mothers!<\/h2> Ladies, before being mothers, you are women. <strong>Women who, like all their peers, have desires, needs and wants<\/strong> .\n\nWe know this all too well and we haven&#39;t forgotten you. We simply want to remind you that you&#39;re not alone in struggling with school, sports activities, birthday parties , and your husband !\n\nIn the &quot;Mom Life&quot; section, we&#39;re simply going to try to <strong>make you laugh, relax you, and above all, remind you that you have the most beautiful and most complicated job in the world<\/strong> !\n\nFor example, did you know that being a mom is equivalent to 2.5 full-time jobs ? Similarly, it&#39;s been proven that you should be earning an executive&#39;s salary every month because of all the overtime you work! These funny anecdotes and many more can be found in this section.\n\nWe also make sure to <strong>give all mothers a voice<\/strong> . Head over to our forum in the &quot;Parents&quot; section to share your stories, organizational tips, or simply talk about any challenges you might be facing . <strong>Exchange, sharing, and mutual support are values we uphold and nurture with great care<\/strong> .\n\nOf course, The Body Optimist doesn&#39;t have the answer to every question women might have. <strong>Its aim is rather to help them, support them, and give them a voice<\/strong> when many other magazines choose to leave some women in the shadows.\n\nLikewise, we are committed to making you laugh to lighten the mood of life&#39;s seriousness. For us, you are everyday heroines. <strong>Wherever you come from, whatever you do, whoever you are, you are welcome and this magazine is yours<\/strong> !","parent":0,"count":92,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":6138,"category_count":92,"category_description":"<strong>Whether we&#39;re curvy or slim, we all ask ourselves the same questions<\/strong> . And we tend to ask ourselves a lot! Whether it&#39;s about ourselves, our partner, the people around us, or even our children. In the psychology section, you&#39;ll find <strong>personal stories, inspiring narratives, tips for simplifying life, and more broadly: food for thought on all those questions you&#39;re asking yourself<\/strong> . You can comment on the website, but also directly on our forum. The goal? To create a space for sharing, serenity, discovery, but also laughter and all sorts of helpful advice. Here, no one will be judged, but rather listened to and supported.<h2> Learning to build self-confidence step by step<\/h2> Nothing is more important than self-confidence. And it&#39;s not just about wearing pretty clothes that flatter our figure, <strong>it&#39;s a state of mind<\/strong> .\n\nHaving self-confidence means not doubting your potential and your worth, regardless of the weight shown on the scale and\/or the gaze of others.\n\nOf course, all of this doesn&#39;t happen overnight. <strong>It requires daily effort<\/strong> . The road is long and fraught with obstacles, but incredibly rewarding. <strong>Your greatest asset is the love you have for yourself<\/strong> .\n\nEvery day, we find inspiration in the stories and testimonies that the media and social networks share from around the world. The experiences and commitment of one person can be so powerful that <strong>they, in turn, inspire us to move mountains and reinvent ourselves<\/strong> .\n\nIn our &quot;Self-Confidence&quot; section, you won&#39;t just find testimonials or feel-good stories. We also work every day to delve into all the questions women ask themselves. Therefore, you&#39;ll find numerous advice articles and tips to apply daily to feel more confident and comfortable in your own skin .\n\nAt the same time, we are also fighting <strong>against the beauty standards that society tries to impose<\/strong> . And none of this would be possible without the invaluable help of the body positivity movement.<h2> The body positive movement is changing mindsets.<\/h2> For the past few years, this movement has been generating a lot of buzz. <strong>People no longer want to see ultra-thin models on the catwalks<\/strong> , they&#39;re fed up with retouched photos, and above all, they want to finally be able to identify with the male and female models who are supposed to represent them!\n\nBrands have understood all this well and are increasingly working with plus-size models, expanding their range and above all, <strong>spreading a body-positive message that simply feels good<\/strong> .\n\nBecause throughout our lives, whether we&#39;re curvy or slim, we work on our self-confidence. <strong>Many of you write to us about this<\/strong> ! Every day, you work to (re)gain confidence and overcome your insecurities.\n\nThis is where the usefulness of the body positivity movement comes in. <strong>You can participate yourself or start to familiarize yourself with its most famous figures<\/strong> such as plus-size model Ashley Graham, French curvy blogger St\u00e9phanie Zwicky, or curvy activist and model Tess Holliday!\n\nAll their latest news is available in the &quot;Body Positive&quot; section, but that&#39;s not all! You&#39;ll also discover profiles of bloggers, actresses, and other personalities committed to body acceptance. There will also be photos from photoshoots, news stories that have gone viral online , accounts of impactful actions aimed at challenging the fashion industry, and more... <strong>all the news and positive energy you need<\/strong> to begin your journey to self-love.<h2> We&#39;re also thinking of the mothers, all the mothers!<\/h2> Ladies, before being mothers, you are women. <strong>Women who, like all their peers, have desires, needs and wants<\/strong> .\n\nWe know this all too well and we haven&#39;t forgotten you. We simply want to remind you that you&#39;re not alone in struggling with school, sports activities, birthday parties , and your husband !\n\nIn the &quot;Mom Life&quot; section, we&#39;re simply going to try to <strong>make you laugh, relax you, and above all, remind you that you have the most beautiful and most complicated job in the world<\/strong> !\n\nFor example, did you know that being a mom is equivalent to 2.5 full-time jobs ? Similarly, it&#39;s been proven that you should be earning an executive&#39;s salary every month because of all the overtime you work! These funny anecdotes and many more can be found in this section.\n\nWe also make sure to <strong>give all mothers a voice<\/strong> . Head over to our forum in the &quot;Parents&quot; section to share your stories, organizational tips, or simply talk about any challenges you might be facing . <strong>Exchange, sharing, and mutual support are values we uphold and nurture with great care<\/strong> .\n\nOf course, The Body Optimist doesn&#39;t have the answer to every question women might have. <strong>Its aim is rather to help them, support them, and give them a voice<\/strong> when many other magazines choose to leave some women in the shadows.\n\nLikewise, we are committed to making you laugh to lighten the mood of life&#39;s seriousness. For us, you are everyday heroines. <strong>Wherever you come from, whatever you do, whoever you are, you are welcome and this magazine is yours<\/strong> !","cat_name":"Psycho","category_nicename":"psycho","category_parent":0}]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ma-grande-taille.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/432536","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ma-grande-taille.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ma-grande-taille.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ma-grande-taille.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8394"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ma-grande-taille.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=432536"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.ma-grande-taille.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/432536\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":432628,"href":"https:\/\/www.ma-grande-taille.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/432536\/revisions\/432628"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ma-grande-taille.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/432541"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ma-grande-taille.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=432536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ma-grande-taille.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=432536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ma-grande-taille.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=432536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}