Psychologists Urge an End to Labeling Antisocial Traits as 'dark'
July 01, 2025
July 01, 2025
RICHMOND, Virginia, July 1 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news:
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Psychologists urge an end to labeling antisocial traits as 'dark'
A VCU professor and colleagues argue in a scholarly article that the term is stigmatizing, misleading and problematic.
By Brian McNeill
Psychologists have long used the term "dark" to describe antisocial traits. For example, the "Dark Triad" c . . .
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Psychologists urge an end to labeling antisocial traits as 'dark'
A VCU professor and colleagues argue in a scholarly article that the term is stigmatizing, misleading and problematic.
By Brian McNeill
Psychologists have long used the term "dark" to describe antisocial traits. For example, the "Dark Triad" c . . .