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New research has found that people with "dark" personality characteristics, such as psychopathy and narcissism, are less likely to comply with efforts to impede the spread of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and more likely to stockpile goods such as food and toilet paper.
Two new studies, both published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences, reinforce previous findings that the "Dark Triad" of narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism is associated with ignoring preventative COVID-19 measures.
But the new research indicates that health beliefs and situational perceptions may play a more important role than personality traits alone.
Dark Enlightenment, or Dark Triads?
Journal References:
Bartlomiej Nowak, Pawel Brzoska, Jarosław Piotrowski, et al. Adaptive and maladaptive behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic: The roles of Dark Triad traits, collective narcissism, and health beliefs, Personality and Individual Differences (DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2020.110232)
Marcin Zajenkowski, Peter K. Jonason, Maria Leniarska, et al. Who complies with the restrictions to reduce the spread of COVID-19?: Personality and perceptions of the COVID-19 situation [open], Personality and Individual Differences (DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2020.110199)
(Score: 0, Flamebait) by Runaway1956 on Sunday July 26 2020, @03:33PM (4 children)
And, I insist that it IS about conforming to arbitrary social rules. Everyone is scared, everyone wants guidance, so they accept whatever guidance the group accepts. If some shaman recommended an aspergillum filled with camel urine, you would see those items listed on Amazon and Ebay, and people would be carrying their little sprinkler around, applying camel urine to everything in sight.
Conform, or die.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 26 2020, @05:40PM
Best part of COVID is the exposure of you idiots. Even die-hard conservatives can clearly see you're an idiot now.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 26 2020, @06:00PM
You misspelled Hydroxyhyperchloroquinine. Silly scared Republicans. Ignorance leads to fear, and fear leads to hate, and hate leads to the Trump (Dark) side!!
(Score: 2) by sjames on Sunday July 26 2020, @06:29PM
Nah, those people died from mainlining bleach and fishtank cleaner.
Masks were discovered to be useful to avoid giving other people whatever disease you might happen to have in the mis-19th century. It was suspected to be true even earlier. Do try to be less than 2 centuries behind the times.
(Score: -1, Spam) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 26 2020, @08:09PM
Boomers belong in prison. Round up all you insane narcissistic pieces of shit at your entitled Boomer Hour and throw you in prison where you belong.