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September 23, 2025Frontiers in PsychologyOpen Access

Dark Triad traits, alexithymia, and emotion regulation as predictors of depression, anxiety, and stress in clinical and non-clinical samples

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LHLeah HornsteinDSDaniel SchleicherAEAngelika Ecker

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Overview

Cross-sectional study evaluates how dark triad traits relate to depression, anxiety, and emotion regulation in diverse samples, suggesting specific intervention strategies.

Key Points

  • Machiavellianism was found to be a significant predictor of anxiety and stress, with correlations observed at p < 0.001.
  • The alexithymia component difficulty appraising positive feelings added significant variance to understanding psychopathology, elevating R² by 0.07–0.09.
  • Psychopathy did not uniquely predict distress in multivariate models but showed associations with depression and emotion regulation.
  • Narcissism was correlated with various mental health issues, acting as a significant predictor of perceived stress (β = 0.10, p = 0.042).

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Hornstein et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d473bb31b076d99fa6cb4bhttps://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1674630
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