The Dark Psychology of Sadism: Unveiling Disturbing Realities
Delve into the intricate world of sadism, exploring its various forms in society - from sexual and criminal aspects to everyday manifestations encouraged by authority and personal motives. Discover how sadism is portrayed in media, video games, and psychology laboratories, shedding light on its underlying complexities. Uncover shocking research findings and insights on this unsettling personality trait.
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The newest member The Sadistic Personality
Sexual Sadism -named for the Marquis de Sade -popular novel 50 Shades of Grey
Criminal Sadists -Clifford Olson not just a psychopath
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EVERYDAY SADISM -non sexual -non criminal
films, television, video games 1. First Person Shooter 2. Sopranos; Hunger Games 3. Grand Theft Auto
EVERYDAY (NON-SEXUAL SADISM) CAUSES Sadism encouraged by authorities Encouraged by in-group favoritism Encouraged by sports norms Personal revenge
Question: How to show sadism in the psychology laboratory? Answer: Develop a Sadism questionnaire: Everyday Sadism Show that it predicts amount of bug crunching
RESULTS 30 percent of participants: willing to crunch bugs in a grinder High Scores on Everyday Sadism: Give me more !
INTERNET TROLLS sadists of the internet? Buckels & Paulhus (2014) Trolls Just Want to Have Fun Predicted by CAST
OTHER RESULTS Females score lower but similar pattern Popular enjoyment of all violent media Predicted by Everyday Sadism scale Linked to animal cruelty, fire-lighting, and vandalism Sexual sadism only slightly related Unrelated to self-harm Relatively independent of Dark Triad !
CONCLUSIONS We tend to lump together bad personalities To understand dark characters, more differentiation is needed DARK TETRAD Maybe more ..
