Dark Triad and Resilience to Personal Loss: Evidence from the 2023 Türkiye-Syria Earthquakes

Hatime Kamilçelebi; Martijn J. Burger

doi:10.1177/00302228251326147

Dark Triad and Resilience to Personal Loss: Evidence from the 2023 Türkiye-Syria Earthquakes

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Abstract

Can narcissism help foster resiliency against adversity? In this study, we used Turkish panel data, to examine whether narcissism can buffer the negative impact of personal loss on change in subjective well-being in the wake of the Türkiye-Syria earthquakes of 2023. Results show that the adaptation to personal loss was stronger for individuals high on narcissism. At the same time, we found no evidence that individuals high on Machiavellianism or psychopathy – other Dark Triad traits - were better able to adapt to personal loss.

Original language	English
Number of pages	16
Journal	Omega-journal of Death and Dying
Early online date	12 Mar 2025
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/00302228251326147
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 12 Mar 2025

Keywords

T & uuml;rkiye
Dark triad
Loss
Resilience
Subjective well-being

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