The Dark Triad and dispositional aggression |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Psychology, University of Leicester, Henry Wellcome Building, Lancaster Road, Leicester LE1 9HN, UK;2. Centre for Family and Forensic Psychology, B23, YANG Fujia Building, University of Nottingham, Wollaton Road, Nottingham NG8 1BB, UK;1. University of Florida, USA;2. Indiana University Bloomington, USA;3. Stetson University, USA;4. The Ohio State University at Mansfield, USA;5. Western Sydney University, Australia;6. University of Houston, USA;7. University of Mississippi, USA |
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| Abstract: | Previous research has demonstrated that people who are callous are more likely to be interpersonally aggressive. The present study extends this finding to research on the “Dark Triad” traits (Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy), which all share a common core of callousness and manipulation. Using crowd-sourcing and student samples, we examined the relationship between the Dark Triad traits with different facets of dispositional aggression. Results indicated that a common Dark Triad factor (i.e., callousness and manipulation) predicted a common aggression factor. However, the individual Dark Triad traits uniquely predicted different facets of aggression. Psychopathy positively predicted physical aggression, narcissism negatively predicted hostility, and Machiavellianism positively predicted hostility. Taken together, the findings shed light on the unique elements of the Dark Triad and their ability to predict unique forms of dispositional aggression. |
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