The Dark Triad: Beyond a ‘male’ mating strategy

Carter, Gregory Louis; Campbell, Anne; Muncer, Steven

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2013.09.001

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“…Jones & Paulhus, ). Turning to sex differences, Carter, Campbell, and Muncer () showed that associations between DT traits and mating style (i.e. attitudes towards romance, attachment, and sex; recreational sexual behaviour) were the same for both sexes.…”

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How Alluring Are Dark Personalities? the Dark Triad and Attractiveness in Speed Dating

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Dark Triad traits (narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism) are linked to the pursuit of short-term mating strategies, but they may have differential effects on actual mating success in naturalistic scenarios: Narcissism may be a facilitator for men's short-term mating success, while Machiavellianism and psychopathy may be detrimental. To date, little is known about the attractiveness of Dark Triad traits in women. In a speed-dating study, we assessed participants' Dark Triad traits, Big Five personality traits, and physical attractiveness in N = 90 heterosexual individuals (46 women and 44 men). Each participant rated each partner's mate appeal for short-and long-term relationships. Across both sexes, narcissism was positively associated with mate appeal for short-and long-term relationships. Further analyses indicated that these associations were due to the shared variance among narcissism and extraversion in men and narcissism and physical attractiveness in women, respectively. In women, psychopathy was also positively associated with mate appeal for short-term relationships. Regarding mating preferences, narcissism was found to involve greater choosiness in the rating of others' mate appeal (but not actual choices) in men, while psychopathy was associated with greater openness towards short-term relationships in women.

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Section: Mate Appeal Of Dark Triad Traitsmentioning

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How Alluring Are Dark Personalities? the Dark Triad and Attractiveness in Speed Dating

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“…Men typically score higher in all three dark traits compared to women (e.g., Schmitt et al, ). Nevertheless, although sex differences in the malevolent traits’ correlates do exist, it is not yet clear whether the dark traits’ correlates constitute different profiles in men and women (Carter, Campbell, & Muncer, ). In this context, despite a clear connection between people's malevolent tendencies and their outlook on time (i.e., past, present, and future), there are, to the best of our knowledge, only two studies that have investigated individuals’ dark tendencies in relation to time perspective, although not using sex as a moderator of this relationship (i.e., Birkás & Csathó, ; Zajenkowski, Witowska, Maciantowicz, & Malesza, ).…”

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Sex and dark times’ strategy: The Dark Triad and time perspective

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“…The Dark Triad has been proposed as a male-typical adaptation for pursuing a shortterm mating strategy (Jonason, Li, Webster, & Schmitt, 2009; although see also Carter, Campbell, & Muncer, 2014b). Evidence for the short-term mating orientation comes from studies that have shown a preference for short-term relationships (Jonason, Luevano, & Adams, 2012), increased sex drive (Baughman, Jonason, Veselka, & Vernon, 2014), and willingness to get caught when engaging in extra-pair relationships (Adams, Luevano, & Jonason, 2014).…”

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