Contributions of psychopathic, narcissistic, Machiavellian, and sadistic personality traits to juvenile delinquency

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Trolling on Tinder® (and other dating apps): Examining the role of the Dark Tetrad and impulsivity (2017, background): “Indeed, there is a significant association between trait psychopathy and maladaptive impulsivity (Woodworth & Porter, 2002), and between dysfunctional impulsivity and antisocial behaviours (Chabrol et al., 2009).”
The Dark Tetrad: Structural properties and location in the personality space. (2015, methodology): “There are findings that sadistic characteristics are present among high school students, but also that sadism predicted the delinquent behavior separately from other traits of the Dark Triad (Chabrol et al., 2009).”
Exploring Narcissism, Psychopathy, and Machiavellianism in Youth: Examination of Associations with Antisocial Behavior and Aggression (2013, background): “…has shown similar correlations, with the strongest correlations between psychopathic traits with Machiavellian traits and narcissistic traits, and the weakest correlation between Machiavellian traits and narcissistic traits (Campbell et al., 2009; Chabrol et al., 2009; Jakobwitz & Egan, 2006).”