Are you an evil person?

How do we define an individual who is evil? You may have met someone who in your opinion is an evil person, but he or she is well-liked by other people. Does this mean this is a bad or good person? Scientists say that there are certain personality traits that you can look for to determine if you have a truly evil person in your life. According to a group of researchers from Denmark and Germany, the General Dark Factor of Personality (D-factor) can tell to what extent a person has dark traits which consistently cause doubtful ethical, moral and social behavior.

Over the years, it has become clear that dark traits are often related to each other. The D-factor is defined as “the basic tendency to maximize one’s own utility at the expense of others, accompanied by beliefs that serve as justifications for one’s malevolent behaviors.”

People who score high on the D-factor are for example those who simply want to harm others deliberately. There are also those who refuse to help others in need unless it benefits them. These people derive no “utility” in the success of others. They won’t really be happy if something good happens to anyone but them.

Still, you can know if you're actually a good or an evil person by going through the following quiz: