Dark Triad Test: How Dark Is Your Personality's Shadow Side?
Answer 27 statements and see where you stand on the three shadow-side traits: Machiavellianism, Narcissism, and Psychopathy.
- Estimated duration: 5 minutes
- Number of questions: 27
- Age range: 18–99 years
- Category: Personality, Self Discovery
About this instrument
Everyone has a shadow side to some degree. The Dark Triad is the three most-studied traits on that side: Machiavellianism (calculating), Narcissism (wanting recognition and feeling special), and Psychopathy (impulsive and less mindful of consequences). This test doesn't label you; it shows how strong each tendency is in you.
What you'll get:
Your Dark Triad map : where you sit on each trait, with an explanation
A character card based on your most distinctive trait, to save and share
Your strengths and room to grow
About this test: 27 statements, about 5 minutes. It uses the Short Dark Triad (SD3) by Jones & Paulhus (2014). The Indonesian translation was prepared by the Mindovia team and has not yet been validated on an Indonesian sample.
Source: Jones, D. N., & Paulhus, D. L. (2014). Introducing the Short Dark Triad (SD3): A brief measure of dark personality traits. Assessment, 21(1), 28-41.
What it reflects on
- Machiavellianism
- Narcissism
- Psychopathy
How to take it
Choose how much you agree or disagree with each of the following statements.
There are no right or wrong answers.
Answer as you usually are, not as you wish to be.
Your answers are private, so answer as honestly as you can.
Everyone has all three traits to some degree. A high score does not mean you are clinically a psychopath or a narcissist. This tool is for self-exploration, not diagnosis, and results should not be used to judge others.
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