sadism

Also known as sadistic, everyday sadism

trait where a subject derives gratification from someone elses suffering

Research

959 papers

Sadism and Personality Disorders.Current psychiatry reports · 2023
Coercive Sexual Sadism: a Systematic Qualitative Review.Current psychiatry reports · 2019
Sexual Sadism Disorder and Coercive Paraphilic Disorder: A Scoping Review.The journal of sexual medicine · 2022
Sadism, sadomasochism, sex, and violence.Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2008
Sadism in the context of intergroup aggression.Aggressive behavior · 2024

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Article

Everyday sadism (also known as subclinical sadism or simply sadism) is a personality trait characterized by the enjoyment of inflicting or witnessing pain upon other people or animals. Those who fit the characteristic are referred to as "sadists" or as "sadistic". Sadism has been associated with a lack of empathy, and with psychopathic traits.

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