Survey Links 'Dark Tetrad' Personality Traits Like Narcissism to Buying Crypto

Norge Nyheter Nyheter

Survey Links 'Dark Tetrad' Personality Traits Like Narcissism to Buying Crypto
Norge Siste Nytt,Norge Overskrifter
  • 📰 ScienceAlert
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 70 sec. here
  • 3 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 31%
  • Publisher: 68%

Since the invention of Bitcoin in 2009 the global cryptocurrency market has grown from nothing to a value of around US$2 trillion. From a price of US$1 in 2011, Bitcoin rose to an all-time high of more than US$63,000 in April 2021, and now hovers aro

Narcissists tend to focus on the positive side of life. We found narcissists like crypto because of their great faith in the future, and because of their confidence their own lives will improve.Psychopathy is a callous, impulsive antisocial personality trait. Psychopathic people often find it difficult to perceive, understand, or address emotions due to a lack of emotional intelligence and empathy.

The reckless nature of psychopaths makes them more resistant to stress and anxiety. As a result, psychopaths likeWe found that impulsive psychopaths like crypto, because they fear missing out on investing rewards that others are experiencing.relates to a personality enjoying another's suffering. Sadists often display aggression and cruel behaviors. For example, sadists troll others on the Internet for enjoyment.

At first glance, buying crypto is unlikely to harm others. However, we found sadists like crypto because they do not want to miss out on investment rewards either. To them, perhaps both the pleasure from seeing another's pain and the fear of missing out are related to selfishness. Unlike narcissists, we found both psychopaths and sadists lack positivity about their prospects, which cancels out their liking of crypto.Dark tetrad personality traits influence positivity, conspiracy beliefs, and fear of missing out, which in turn influence attitudes to cryptocurrency.Studying cryptocurrency through the psychological lens of the dark tetrad offers insight into why people want to buy crypto. We are not suggesting that everyone interested in crypto displays dark tetrad traits.

We studied only a subset of people interested in crypto who do have these traits. If you happen to be a Bitcoin or other crypto holder, you may or may not exhibit them.

Vi har oppsummert denne nyheten slik at du kan lese den raskt. Er du interessert i nyhetene kan du lese hele teksten her. Les mer:

ScienceAlert /  🏆 63. in US

Norge Siste Nytt, Norge Overskrifter

Similar News:Du kan også lese nyheter som ligner på denne som vi har samlet inn fra andre nyhetskilder.

Study links sleep disorders with more severe outcomes from COVID-19Study links sleep disorders with more severe outcomes from COVID-19A recent Cleveland Clinic study found that people with certain sleep disorders, like sleep apnea, had more severe outcomes with COVID-19, including a 31% higher rate of hospitalization and mortality.
Les mer »

FDA Links Raw Oysters to Norovirus Outbreak in 13 StatesFDA Links Raw Oysters to Norovirus Outbreak in 13 StatesSo far, more than 100 people are sick in the U.S. alone.
Les mer »

Community survey results show conflicting priorities for Cuyahoga County’s new jailCommunity survey results show conflicting priorities for Cuyahoga County’s new jailMore than 300 community members weighed in on where they would like to see the Cuyahoga County jail located and what priorities they felt were most important as part of a public engagement survey from March 2021. We summarize the results.
Les mer »

Newark airport sees improved customer scores in latest surveyNewark airport sees improved customer scores in latest surveyNewark Liberty International Airport saw its customer satisfaction scores improve. We took a tour to see what's changed.
Les mer »

Consumer Fears Over Inflation Hit a Record High in March, New York Fed Survey ShowsConsumer Fears Over Inflation Hit a Record High in March, New York Fed Survey ShowsWorries are increasing over inflation, with new Federal Reserve data showing a record-high fear over surging prices.
Les mer »

Americans' inflation fears surge to another 11-year high, New York Fed survey showsAmericans' inflation fears surge to another 11-year high, New York Fed survey showsAmericans' inflation fears skyrocketed again in March, with concerns over rising prices hitting the highest level in more than a decade, according to a key Federal Reserve Bank of New York survey published Monday.
Les mer »



Render Time: 2025-04-22 14:19:41