Dr. Erin Buckels is an Assistant Professor of Psychology (Social-Personality area). As the Principal Investigator of the Dark Personality Research Lab at the University of Winnipeg, Dr. Buckels uses a combination of survey and experimental methods to explore the psychological underpinnings of human cruelty. Much of her research centers on the Dark Tetrad of personality: subclinical sadism, psychopathy, narcissism, and Machiavellianism. Her current projects are supported by an Insight Grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).
PhD in Social-Personality Psychology, 2018
University of British Columbia
MA in Social-Personality Psychology, 2012
University of British Columbia
BA (Hons.) in Psychology, 2009
University of Winnipeg
The CAST-12 is a brief (12-item) measure of sadistic personality. It contains subscales for three distinct variants: Direct verbal sadism, direct physical sadism, and vicarious sadism.
The iTroll questionnaire is a self-report measure of online trolling tendencies. Instructions Here are some questions about your attitudes toward online trolling.
The PCAT questionnaire is a measure of individual differences in the activation of the parental care motivational system. It is suitable for administration with both parents and non-parents.
The SD4 is a brief (28-item) self-report questionnaire designed to assess the Dark Tetrad of personality: Machiavellianism, narcissism, psychopathy, and sadism.