The Journal of Personality and Social Psychology carries peer-reviewed research which shows the following not-very-surprising finding.
We investigate the consequences and predictors of emitting signals of victimhood and virtue.
Individuals with Dark Triad traits-Machiavellianism, Narcissism, Psychopathy-more frequently signal virtuous victimhood, controlling for demographic and socioeconomic variables that are commonly associated with victimization in Western societies.
They forgot to add that Dark Triad individuals - claiming virtuous victimhood - are instinctive Democrats. Perhaps that observation was considered too obvious to mention.
