I need to read the actual paper, but this made me wonder whether those who are high in dark triad personality traits and victim signaling are more likely to ha

I need to read the actual paper, but this made me wonder whether those who are high in dark triad personality traits and victim signaling are more likely to have had adverse childhood experiences. My reason for wondering this is because it would sort of explain why they would develop victim signaling behaviour. Perhaps victim signaling is an adaptation that is necessary for their survival when they’re young. Probably not in all cases, but I did think about that.