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Honesty-humility facets in the HEXACO personality model correlate with the Dark Triad

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Is it true that Honesty-humility facets in the HEXACO personality model correlate with the Dark Triad?

Yes. Multiple empirical studies confirm that Honesty-Humility from the HEXACO personality model correlates significantly with the Dark Triad traits, often sharing a substantial amount of common variance.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 7 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

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The retrieved literature consistently supports the claim that Honesty-Humility correlates with the Dark Triad traits (Machiavellianism, psychopathy, and narcissism). Several studies show strong negative correlations between Honesty-Humility and the dimensions of the Dark Triad or the dark core, confirming significant overlap and shared variance.

Evidence for · 7
On the impact of Honesty-Humility and a cue of being watched on cheating behavior
2019
Research shows that Honesty-Humility is negatively correlated with the Dark Tetrad and can even absorb its positive correlations with negative behaviors like cheating.
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Pfattheicher, S., Schindler, S., & Nockur, L. (2019). On the impact of Honesty-Humility and a cue of being watched on cheating behavior. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.JOEP.2018.06.004

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Workplace bullies, not their victims, score high on the Dark Triad and Extraversion, and low on Agreeableness and Honesty-Humility
2019
The study reports significant correlations between the Dark Triad and low Honesty-Humility in the context of workplace bullying.
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Dåderman, A. & Ragnestål-Impola, C. (2019). Workplace bullies, not their victims, score high on the Dark Triad and Extraversion, and low on Agreeableness and Honesty-Humility. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e02609

Good Traits, Bad Traits, and ‘Ugly’ Behavior: Relations between the Dark Triad, Honesty-Humility, Other HEXACO Personality Traits, and Externalizing Problems in Adolescents
2022
Adolescent data reveal significant associations between the Dark Triad traits and low honesty-humility regarding externalizing problems.
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Muris, P., Jeurissen, A., Rooswinkel, M., & Meesters, C. (2022). Good Traits, Bad Traits, and ‘Ugly’ Behavior: Relations between the Dark Triad, Honesty-Humility, Other HEXACO Personality Traits, and Externalizing Problems in Adolescents. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-022-02344-8

Dark Triad, Impulsiveness and Honesty-Humility in the Prisoner’s Dilemma Game: The Moderating Role of Gender
2022
The study identifies significant correlations between overall Dark Triad traits, specific dimensions, and Honesty-Humility.
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Lainidi, O., Karakasidou, E., & Montgomery, A. (2022). Dark Triad, Impulsiveness and Honesty-Humility in the Prisoner’s Dilemma Game: The Moderating Role of Gender. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3390/merits2040027

Dark Triad, Impulsivity And Honesty-Humility And Intended Behavior In A Prisoner’s Dilemma Game: A Simulation Study
2021
Results indicate significant correlations between Dirty Dozen scores (Dark Triad) and Honesty-Humility.
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Lainidi, O., Karakasidou, E., & Montgomery, A. (2021). Dark Triad, Impulsivity And Honesty-Humility And Intended Behavior In A Prisoner’s Dilemma Game: A Simulation Study. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-787616/v1

The dark core and honesty-humility: (nearly) perfectly correlated yet distinct constructs. A proof by comparing their relations with self-reported revengefulness
2025
The study highlights the nearly perfect latent relationship and strong overlap between the dark core and honesty-humility.
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Stefanek, F., Flakus, M., Baran, L., Kowalski, C., & Rogoza, R. (2025). The dark core and honesty-humility: (nearly) perfectly correlated yet distinct constructs. A proof by comparing their relations with self-reported revengefulness. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.5114/cipp/197264

Explaining Unique and Common Variance in Financially Focused Self-Concept From Dark Triad and Honesty-Humility Personality Traits Using Commonality Analyses.
2026
At the facet level, the study demonstrates clear, significant associations between financially focused self-concept, specific Dark Triad facets, and lower levels of Honesty-Humility facets such as greed-avoidance and modesty.
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IRL, B., S, E., J, B., MJA, W., S, P., & N, T. (2026). Explaining Unique and Common Variance in Financially Focused Self-Concept From Dark Triad and Honesty-Humility Personality Traits Using Commonality Analyses.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijop.70196

What does the evidence say?

The retrieved literature consistently supports the claim that Honesty-Humility correlates with the Dark Triad traits (Machiavellianism, psychopathy, and narcissism). Several studies show strong negative correlations between Honesty-Humility and the dimensions of the Dark Triad or the dark core, confirming significant overlap and shared variance.

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