TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Don't threaten me and my dark side or even self-harm won't stop me from hurting you
JO  - Personality and individual differences
A1  - Lämmle, Lena
A1  - Oedl, Christina
A1  - Ziegler, Matthias
SP  - 87
EP  - 91
VL  - 67
IS  - 
N2  - The present study aims to investigate whether our dark side not only leads to aggressive behavior against others but also to direct deliberate self-harming behavior when the ego is threatened. One hundred and seventy two students of sports science were recruited as participants (60.7% female) with a mean age of 20.98 (SD = 1.95). Participants filled out the German versions of the NPI, Mach IV and the SRP-III. To assess direct deliberate self-harming behavior, a white-noise-aggression to others and to self paradigm was used. <br><br>FINDINGS revealed that mainly the common core of the dark side of personality and not its facets (only narcissism to a very small extent) predicted direct deliberate self-harming behavior. These results highlight the necessity for researching this "vulnerable dark side" to obtain a better understanding of the Dark Triad members acting in situations with ego-threats (especially self-esteem threats).<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 0191-8869
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2013.12.024
ID  - ref1
ER  -