Emotional blind spots and dark minds: how alexithymia and mindfulness shape the link between Dark Triad personality traits and psychopathology
Dark personality traits are linked to psychological vulnerability, with particularly complex patterns observed for Machiavellianism. Depending on individual levels of alexithymia and mindfulness, these constructs may act as either risk or protective factors. These findings help to uncover the nature of the links between the Dark Triad and psychopathology and reveal novel intervention targets.
Authors
- Angelika Ecker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4387-0634)
- Romuald Brunner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7815-0699)
- Daniel Schleicher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4518-3512)
- Stephanie Kandsperger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3925-7615)
- David Preece (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9697-3258)
- Irina Jarvers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8414-2895)
- Rolf G. Jacob (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5833-4534)
Institutions
- Curtin University (AU)
- University of Regensburg (DE)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychology
- Published
- 2025-11-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1677305
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.31
Funders
- BrightSpark Foundation
- Raine Medical Research Foundation