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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY
Volume 23, Issue 1, Pages 5-18Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/per.698
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narcissism; Machiavellianism; psychopathy; Dark Triad; sex differences; short-term mating
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This survey (N = 224)found that characteristics collectively known as the Dark Triad (i.e. narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism) were correlated with various dimensions of short-term mating but not long-term. mating. The link between the Dark Triad and short-term mating was stronger for men than for women. The Dark Triad partially mediated the sex difference in short-term mating behaviour: Findings arc, consistent with a view that the Dark Triad facilitates an exploitative, short-term mating strategy in men. Possible implications, including that Dark Triad traits represent a bundle of individual differences that promote a reproductively adaptive strategy are discussed. Findings arc, discussed in the broad context of how an evolutionary approach to personality psychology can enhance our understanding of individual differences. Copyright (C) 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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