Praise the light, indulge the dark
Parenting strategies and dark personality traits
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21627211 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jennifer Vonk (0000-0002-4362-5989), J H C Vonk (Oakland University, corresponding author), Virgil Zeigler-Hill (0000-0001-9260-9806, Oakland University), Nyla Griffin (Oakland University) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Publication date | 2026-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Current Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1046-1310 • E-ISSN: 1936-4733 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s12144-026-09418-6 |
| OpenAlex | W7158312312 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 73 |
Autistic traits · Big Five personality traits · Dark triad · Machiavellianism · Personality · Praise · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Personality Traits and Psychology
A Critical Appraisal of the Dark-Triad Literature and Suggestions for Moving Forward
Parent Praise to 1- to 3-Year-Olds Predicts Children's Motivational Frameworks 5 Years Later
Thinking Structurally About Narcissism
The Core of Darkness
The Narcissism Spectrum Model
Discordance in parents’ and adolescents’ reports of parenting
Development of a Short Form of the Five-Factor Narcissism Inventory
The dirty dozen
Introducing the Short Dark Triad (SD3)
The Dark Triad of Personality
Effects of Authoritative Parental Control on Child Behavior
A behavioral genetic investigation of the Dark Triad and the Big 5
A test of two brief measures of the dark triad
Gender differences in the relationship between childhood abuse and machiavellianism traits
A tri‐directional examination of adolescent personality, perceived parenting, and economic and parental adversity contexts in influencing adolescent behavioral outcomes
Defensiveness Versus Remediation
Narcissism and the pursuit of status
Parenting Narcissus
Triarchic Model of Psychopathy
Adverse and positive childhood experiences and their associations with dark personality traits
Parent–Adolescent Conflict across Adolescence
A Parental Bonding Instrument
Disorders of personality
Machiavellianism in parents and their children
The validity of the multi-informant approach to assessing child and adolescent mental health
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