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posted by martyb on Sunday July 26 2020, @09:36AM   Printer-friendly
from the Narco-Narcissis dept.

More interesting science from PsyPost,

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)


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  • (Score: 2) by bzipitidoo on Sunday July 26 2020, @07:13PM (2 children)

    by bzipitidoo (4388) on Sunday July 26 2020, @07:13PM (#1026696) Journal

    When the doctors suggest measures to deal with an ongoing pandemic, that's scaremongering? When social conservatives cry that the Mexicans are coming for our jobs and our women, that's, what? Not scaremongering?

    And the solutions? Wear masks and practice social distancing. Works well. In contrast, a wall is only a little effective, certainly not effective enough to be worth the cost. Lots of other downsides too, not least that the problem was wrongly diagnosed and characterized. Worse, the misdiagnosis was done on purpose, to legitimize the theft of public funds to overpay corrupt contractors with ties to the politicians responsible for this wasteful spending.

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  • (Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Sunday July 26 2020, @08:04PM

    When doctors suggest measures that are astoundingly out of line with any other disease of comparable fatality rate? Per case or total for the year, either one? Yeah, scaremongering.

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  • (Score: 0, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 27 2020, @12:31AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 27 2020, @12:31AM (#1026869)

    Don't forget the most important reason: the Left has tried everything and failed to oust Trump as president. This is an election year, so the remaining strategy is to put the nation into a fearful state of chaos with COVID and the riots (sorry, PROTESTS) and to tank the economy so they can be elected to "fix" the damage they created. Truth.