Brewer Gayle, Abell Loren
School of Psychology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
Eur J Psychol. 2017 Aug 31;13(3):491-502. doi: 10.5964/ejop.v13i3.1217. eCollection 2017 Aug.
Machiavellianism is characterised by a manipulative interpersonal style, willingness to exploit others, and a preference for emotionally detached relationships. The present studies investigate the extent to which Machiavellianism influences relationship satisfaction and romantic relationship quality. In Study 1, 194 heterosexual partnered women completed Machiavellianism and Relationship Satisfaction measures. Women with higher levels of Machiavellianism reported lower levels of relationship satisfaction. In Study 2, 132 heterosexual partnered women completed Machiavellianism, Trust, Commitment, Control, and Emotional Abuse scales. Women with higher levels of Machiavellianism perceived their partners to be less dependable, reported less faith in their partners, and were less willing to persist with the relationship than those with low levels of Machiavellianism. With regards to negative behavior, Machiavellianism predicted each form of control and emotional abuse investigated, such that those with high levels of Machiavellianism were more likely to engage in controlling behavior and emotional abuse. Findings have important implications for the prediction of romantic relationship quality and in particular for negative behavior such as control and abuse.
马基雅维利主义的特点是具有操纵性的人际风格、愿意剥削他人以及偏爱情感上疏离的关系。本研究调查了马基雅维利主义在多大程度上影响关系满意度和浪漫关系质量。在研究1中，194名处于异性恋伴侣关系中的女性完成了马基雅维利主义和关系满意度测量。马基雅维利主义水平较高的女性报告的关系满意度较低。在研究2中，132名处于异性恋伴侣关系中的女性完成了马基雅维利主义、信任、承诺、控制和情感虐待量表。与马基雅维利主义水平较低的女性相比，马基雅维利主义水平较高的女性认为她们的伴侣更不可靠，对伴侣的信任更少，并且更不愿意维持这段关系。关于负面行为，马基雅维利主义预测了所调查的每种控制和情感虐待形式，因此马基雅维利主义水平较高的人更有可能从事控制行为和情感虐待。研究结果对浪漫关系质量的预测具有重要意义，特别是对于诸如控制和虐待等负面行为。
