Researchers examined how traits like narcissism and Machiavellianism influence who seeks power—and how they lead.

In personality psychology, debate exists about whether socially aversive traits are adaptive in an evolutionary sense or whether they are pathologies that decrease an individual’s reproductive fitness ...

Want to be less selfish, manipulative or impulsive? A new study has found that tasks designed to make someone more agreeable also effectively reduce a trio of negative personality traits known as the ...

The term “machiavellian” comes from the Italian Renaissance diplomat and philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli, whose name has become synonymous with cunning, strategy and manipulation. As a personality ...