Standing out and not fitting in: The Dark Triad traits and social values

We replicated and extended (N = 207) work on the social values (i.e., obedience, tradition, security, benevolence, universalism, self-direction, stimulation, hedonism, achievement, and power) linked to the Dark Triad traits (i.e., narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism). Each of the traits wa...

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Published inThe Journal of social psychology Vol. 160; no. 2; pp. 164 - 169
Main Authors Jonason, Peter K., Koehn, Monica A., Bulyk, Rachel A., Davis, Mark D.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Routledge 03.03.2020
Taylor & Francis Inc
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Antisocial personality disorder
Hedonism
Machiavellianism
Men
Narcissism
Obedience
Power
Psychopathology
psychopathy
Sex differences
Social values
Stimulation
Traditions
Universalism
Women
Work values
social values
psychopathy
Narcissism
Machiavellianism
sex differences
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Summary:We replicated and extended (N = 207) work on the social values (i.e., obedience, tradition, security, benevolence, universalism, self-direction, stimulation, hedonism, achievement, and power) linked to the Dark Triad traits (i.e., narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism). Each of the traits was positively associated with values of achievement and power. Psychopathy and narcissism were both negatively correlated with benevolence, and psychopathy and Machiavellianism were negatively correlated with obedience. Psychopathy was also negatively correlated with tradition. Sex differences in the values of tradition, benevolence, and power were mediated by psychopathy. We suggest that high rates of the Dark Triad traits facilitate, for men, holding social values that emphasize standing out whereas low rates facilitate, for women, fitting in.
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ISSN:0022-4545
1940-1183
DOI:10.1080/00224545.2019.1623162