Dark Tetrad Personality Test
The Dark Tetrad is a psychological framework that identifies four personality traits — Narcissism, Machiavellianism, Psychopathy, and Everyday Sadism — that exist on a spectrum in all of us. At sub-clinical levels, these traits are not disorders. They are behavioural tendencies that can drive both strategic advantage and organisational risk.
This free screening, designed by Dr. Nick Keca, evaluates how these traits express themselves in professional settings. You'll select one trait to assess, answer 20 research-validated questions, and receive a personalised profile that reveals your executive archetype, dimensional radar chart, and a dynamic environmental simulator showing how your traits interact with different corporate cultures.
Built on the research of Paulhus & Williams (2002) and Buckels, Jones & Paulhus (2013), and informed by Mischel's Situation Strength Theory, this tool goes beyond simple scoring to model how governance structures and competitive climates amplify or suppress dark trait expression.
Explore the research: Dark Personality in Organisations — how Narcissism, Machiavellianism, and Psychopathy infiltrate corporate leadership structures.
Dark Tetrad Executive Screening
Identify sub-clinical risk vectors—Narcissism, Machiavellianism, Psychopathy, and Sadism. Pinpoint how these highly functional but destructive behaviors manifest in executive roles under pressure.