The relationship between the Dark Triad and attitudes towards feminism

The Dark Triad traits are considered a male-centric framework of personality with women generally scoring lower on narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy. Research has examined the drivers behind this relationship attributing effects mostly to biological or evolutionary reasons with less work...

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Published inPersonality and individual differences Vol. 200; p. 111889
Main Authors Douglass, Melanie D., Stirrat, Michael, Koehn, Monica A., Vaughan, Robert S.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2023
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Dark Triad
Feminism
Machiavellianism
Narcissism
Psychopathy
Narcissism
Feminism
Psychopathy
Dark Triad
Machiavellianism
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Summary:The Dark Triad traits are considered a male-centric framework of personality with women generally scoring lower on narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy. Research has examined the drivers behind this relationship attributing effects mostly to biological or evolutionary reasons with less work understanding environmental factors. To date, no research has examined the relationship between the Dark Triad and attitudes towards feminism. Three hundred and forty-three participants completed self-report measures of the Dark Triad and feminist attitudes. Results reported no differences between men and women on feminist attitudes, but men scored higher on the Dark Triad. Multiple linear regression indicated a negative association between the Dark Triad and feminist attitudes with all three traits significantly negatively contributing to the model. In all cases, this effect was stronger in men. These findings suggest that whilst men and women hold similar feminist attitudes, Dark Triad traits may facilitate a disregard for feminism.
ISSN:0191-8869
1873-3549
DOI:10.1016/j.paid.2022.111889