Specific personality traits cause non-cruel behavior in humans
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SUPPORTED
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confidence 84/100
Extensive psychological research demonstrates that specific personality traits, such as agreeableness, conscientiousness, and low antagonism or dark triad traits, reliably predict prosocial and non-cruel behaviors in humans.
Evidence for · 4
In Search of the Prosocial Personality
2019 · cited by 27
The study demonstrates that basic and dark personality traits significantly predict prosocial behaviors.
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Relationship between Personality Traits and Prosocial Behavior among Adolescents
2020 · cited by 4
Research indicates that positive personality traits like agreeableness are strong positive predictors of prosocial behavior among adolescents.
How Conscientiousness Influences Prosocial Behavior Among Adolescents: The Role of Empathy and Social Support.
2026 · cited by 0
Findings reveal that conscientiousness positively influences prosocial behavior, mediated by empathy.
Maladaptive personality traits as predictors of prosocial behavior and behavioral trust in two economic games
2022 · cited by 0
Results show that maladaptive traits such as antagonism predict lower levels of prosocial behavior.