The Dark Triad Profile
The three darker traits that quietly shape how you read, use, and move through other people
About this assessment
A full-length, 30-item personality profile inspired by Paulhus and Williams' Dark Triad framework, which maps three distinct but overlapping socially-aversive traits: Machiavellianism (strategic manipulation, cynicism, and a long-game focus on self-interest), Narcissism (grandiosity, entitlement, and a hunger for admiration and status), and Psychopathy (callousness, impulsivity, thrill-seeking, and low remorse). The items are original and behaviorally anchored — written around concrete, real-life moments rather than abstract trait statements, so they are harder to game and more revealing to answer. Each subscale has ten items with roughly half reverse-keyed to control for acquiescence and yea-saying, and you receive a separate score and tailored insight for each of the three traits rather than a single number. These traits exist on a continuum that nearly everyone carries to some degree, and elevated scores are not a diagnosis. For education and self-reflection only, not clinical assessment.
Your result breaks down across 3 measured dimensions
This assessment includes built-in validity checks. Your result includes a confidence rating based on response consistency.