Previous research suggests that people want to change their big five traits—and moreover, they may be able to do so. This paper extends these findings in three ways. First, I examined the extent to which people want to change their levels of the dark triad—Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy. Second, I tested whether desires to change the dark triad predicted actual changes in the corresponding traits across approximately four months. Finally, participants received an intervention designed to change their big five personality traits. Consequently, I tested whether this intervention could also facilitate changes in the dark triad.

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照亮黑暗：以宜人性为目标的人格干预也可以降低参与者的黑暗三联征水平

先前的研究表明，人们希望改变自己的五大特征——而且，他们也许能够做到这一点。本文从三个方面扩展了这些发现。首先，我研究了人们想要在多大程度上改变他们的黑暗三人格——马基雅维利主义、自恋和精神病态——的程度。其次，我测试了改变黑暗三人格的愿望是否可以预测大约四个月内相应特征的实际变化。最后，参与者接受了旨在改变他们的五大人格特征的干预措施。因此，我测试了这种干预是否也能促进黑暗三合会的改变。