Dominance styles mediate sex differences in Dark Triad traits |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Psychology, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada;2. Department of Psychology, MacEwan University, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada;1. Faculty of Educational Sciences, Laval University, Quebec City, G1V 0A6, Canada;2. School of Social Sciences and Psychology, University of Western Sydney, Penrith, NSW 2751, Australia;3. CERVO Research Center, Canada;4. Centre de recherche interdisciplinaire sur les problèmes conjugaux et les agressions sexuelles (CRIPCAS), Canada |
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| Abstract: | We sought to determine what styles of social dominance are associated with Dark Triad traits (i.e., narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism) and whether sex differences in Dark Triad traits are mediated by dominance styles measured by the Dominance and Prestige Scale, and the Rank Styles with Peers Questionnaire. Machiavellianism, psychopathy, and narcissism are strongly associated with dominance-striving, but only narcissism is consistently correlated with prestige-striving. Dark Triad traits are negatively correlated with coalition-building, but positively correlated with dominant leadership and ruthless self-advancement. Sex differences in Dark Triad traits were mediated by various dominance styles, but mainly by dominance-striving and ruthless self-advancement. These results suggest that particular styles of social dominance are utilized by both men and women with Dark Triad traits. |
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| Keywords: | Narcissism Machiavellianism Psychopathy Dark Triad Dominance Sex differences |
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