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Peter K. Jonason

Peter K. Jonason

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Psychology
Poland
2026

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Psychology

D-Index
71
Citations
19560
World Ranking
2165
National Ranking
2

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Psychology in Poland Leader Award

Overview

Peter K. Jonason is affiliated with the University of Padua in Italy and has contributed extensively to the field of psychology and social sciences, with a focus on multiple subfields including clinical psychology, experimental and cognitive psychology, sociology and political science, social psychology, and cognitive neuroscience.

The scientist's research primarily addresses topics such as personality traits and psychology, evolutionary psychology and human behavior, social and intergroup psychology, personality disorders and psychopathology, psychology of moral and emotional judgment, attachment and relationship dynamics, and sexuality, behavior, and technology.

Jonason's recent publications include:

  • "Who complies with the restrictions to reduce the spread of COVID-19?: Personality and perceptions of the COVID-19 situation" (2020) in Personality and Individual Differences
  • "Adaptive and maladaptive behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic: The roles of Dark Triad traits, collective narcissism, and health beliefs" (2020) in Personality and Individual Differences
  • "Country-level correlates of the Dark Triad traits in 49 countries" (2020) in Journal of Personality
  • "Academic dishonesty among university students: The roles of the psychopathy, motivation, and self-efficacy" (2020) in PLoS ONE
  • "Considering sadism in the shadow of the Dark Triad traits: A meta-analytic review of the Dark Tetrad" (2022) in Personality and Individual Differences

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated with Jonason include:

  • Magdalena Żemojtel-Piotrowska
  • Jarosław Piotrowski
  • Artur Sawicki
  • Constantine Sedikides
  • Marcin Zajenkowski

The majority of Jonason's papers have been published in known venues such as:

  • Personality and Individual Differences
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Archives of Sexual Behavior
  • PLoS ONE
  • Scientific Reports

The scientist's scholarly contributions span across 193 publications in psychology and 60 in social sciences, indicating a broad engagement with both fields. Within subfields, the concentration is strongest in clinical psychology and experimental and cognitive psychology, with a significant number of works also addressing sociology, political science, and cognitive neuroscience.

Best Publications

  • The dirty dozen : a concise measure of the Dark Triad

    Peter K. Jonason;Gregory D. Webster

  • The dark triad: Facilitating a short-term mating strategy in men

    Peter K. Jonason;Norman P. Li;Gregory D. Webster;David P. Schmitt

  • The Dark Triad at work: How toxic employees get their way

    Peter K. Jonason;Sarah Slomski;Jamie Partyka

  • The emotional deficits associated with the Dark Triad traits: Cognitive empathy, affective empathy, and alexithymia

    Peter K. Jonason;Laura Krause

  • Living a Fast Life

    Peter K. Jonason;Bryan L. Koenig;Jeremy Tost

  • The Antihero in Popular Culture: Life History Theory and the Dark Triad Personality Traits

    Peter K. Jonason;Gregory D. Webster;David P. Schmitt;Norman P. Li

  • The costs and benefits of the Dark Triad : implications for mate poaching and mate retention tactics

    Peter K. Jonason;Norman P. Li;David M. Buss

  • I just cannot control myself: The Dark Triad and self-control

    Peter K. Jonason;Jeremy Tost

  • A protean approach to social influence: Dark Triad personalities and social influence tactics ☆

    Peter K. Jonason;Gregory D. Webster

  • How the Dark Triad traits predict relationship choices

    Peter K. Jonason;Victor X. Luevano;Heather M. Adams

  • Who complies with the restrictions to reduce the spread of COVID-19?: Personality and perceptions of the COVID-19 situation

    Marcin Zajenkowski;Peter K. Jonason;Maria Leniarska;Zuzanna Kozakiewicz

  • Who is James Bond? : the Dark Triad as an agentic social style

    Peter K Jonason;Norman P Li;Emily A Teicher

  • Different routes to limited empathy in the sexes: Examining the links between the Dark Triad and empathy

    Peter K. Jonason;Minna Lyons;Emily J. Bethell;Rahael Ross

  • Mate-selection and the Dark Triad: Facilitating a short-term mating strategy and creating a volatile environment

    Peter K. Jonason;Katherine A. Valentine;Norman P. Li;Carmelita L. Harbeson

  • The dark side of love: Love styles and the Dark Triad

    Peter K Jonason;Phillip S Kavanagh

  • The Brief Aggression Questionnaire: Psychometric and Behavioral Evidence for an Efficient Measure of Trait Aggression

    Gregory D. Webster;C. Nathan DeWall;Richard S. Pond;Timothy Deckman

  • Valuing myself over others : the Dark Triad traits and moral and social values

    Peter K. Jonason;Garrett L. Strosser;Christopher H. Kroll;Jasper J. Duineveld

  • Trolling on Tinder® (and other dating apps): Examining the role of the Dark Tetrad and impulsivity

    Evita March;Rachel Grieve;Jessica Marrington;Peter K Jonason

  • What a tangled web we weave: The Dark Triad traits and deception

    Peter K. Jonason;Minna Lyons;Holly M. Baughman;Philip A. Vernon

  • Adaptive and maladaptive behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic: The roles of Dark Triad traits, collective narcissism, and health beliefs

    Bartłomiej Nowak;Paweł Brzóska;Jarosław Piotrowski;Constantine Sedikides

Frequent Co-Authors

Norman P. Li
Norman P. Li Singapore Management University
Gregory D. Webster
Gregory D. Webster University of Florida
David P. Schmitt
David P. Schmitt Kansas State University
Joshua D. Foster
Joshua D. Foster University of South Alabama
Valdiney Veloso Gouveia
Valdiney Veloso Gouveia Federal University of Paraíba
Virgil Zeigler-Hill
Virgil Zeigler-Hill Oakland University
Lorne Campbell
Lorne Campbell University of Western Ontario
Arthur Aron
Arthur Aron Stony Brook University
Angela D. Bryan
Angela D. Bryan University of Colorado Boulder
W. Keith Campbell
W. Keith Campbell University of Georgia

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