Chen Bin-Bin
1 Department of Psychology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Evol Psychol. 2018 Apr-Jun;16(2):1474704918776176. doi: 10.1177/1474704918776176.
This study used the life history (LH) theory to investigate how environmental cues are associated with Machiavellianism. A total of 252 undergraduate students completed self-report measures of social rank uncertainty, Machiavellianism, fast LH strategy, and dominance. The results indicated that Machiavellianism was related to a fast LH strategy. Furthermore, a fast LH strategy mediated an association between social rank uncertainty and Machiavellianism. Finally, Machiavellianism was positively associated with dominance. These findings may enhance our understanding of the evolutionary origin of Machiavellianism.
本研究运用生命史（LH）理论来探究环境线索与马基雅维利主义是如何关联的。共有252名本科生完成了关于社会等级不确定性、马基雅维利主义、快速生命史策略和支配欲的自我报告测量。结果表明，马基雅维利主义与快速生命史策略有关。此外，快速生命史策略在社会等级不确定性和马基雅维利主义之间起到了中介作用。最后，马基雅维利主义与支配欲呈正相关。这些发现可能会增进我们对马基雅维利主义进化起源的理解。
