Toxic mind, hurtful behavior: how sadism moderates psychopathy and incivility in shaping academic and health outcomes

Key Points

• Incivility significantly affects health outcomes, rather than being solely attributed to academic performance.
• Participants with high psychopathy scores showed a strong correlation with increased levels of sadistic behavior and negative outcomes.
• Analysis of various academic settings indicates that sadism can intensify the adverse effects of psychopathy and incivility.
• These findings emphasize the need for further exploration of personality traits impacting behavior in educational environments.