Department of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology and Health Studies, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.
Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Mar 4;18(5):2526. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18052526.
Sexting is an increasingly common phenomenon among adolescents and young adults. Some studies have investigated the role of personality traits in different sexting behaviors within mainstream personality taxonomies like Big Five and HEXACO. However, very few studies have investigated the role of maladaptive personality factors in sexting. Therefore, the present study investigated the relationship between Dark Triad Personality Traits and experimental (i.e., sharing own sexts), risky (i.e., sexting under substance use and with strangers), and aggravated sexting (i.e., non-consensual sexting and sexting under pressure) across 11 countries.
An online survey was completed by 6093 participants (Mage = 20.35; SDage = 3.63) from 11 different countries which covered four continents (Europe, Asia, Africa, and America). Participants completed the Sexting Behaviors Questionnaire and the 12-item Dark Triad Dirty Dozen scale.
Hierarchical regression analyses showed that sharing own sexts was positively predicted by Machiavellianism and Narcissism. Both risky and aggravated sexting were positively predicted by Machiavellianism and Psychopathy.
The present study provided empirical evidence that different sexting behaviors were predicted by Dark Triad Personality Traits, showing a relevant role of Machiavellianism in all kinds of investigated sexting behaviors. Research, clinical, and education implications for prevention programs are discussed.
发送色情短信在青少年和年轻人中越来越普遍。一些研究已经调查了在主流人格分类（如大五和 HEXACO）中不同的发送色情短信行为中的人格特质的作用。然而，很少有研究调查适应不良的人格因素在发送色情短信中的作用。因此，本研究调查了 11 个国家的黑暗三人格特质与实验性（即分享自己的色情短信）、冒险性（即使用药物和与陌生人发送色情短信）和加重性（即非自愿性和在压力下发送色情短信）之间的关系。
一项在线调查由来自四个大洲（欧洲、亚洲、非洲和美洲）的 11 个不同国家的 6093 名参与者（Mage = 20.35；SDage = 3.63）完成。参与者完成了发送色情短信行为问卷和 12 项黑暗三人格肮脏十二项量表。
层次回归分析表明，分享自己的色情短信与马基雅维利主义和自恋呈正相关。冒险性和加重性发送色情短信都与马基雅维利主义和精神病态呈正相关。
本研究提供了实证证据，表明不同的发送色情短信行为与黑暗三人格特质有关，表明马基雅维利主义在所有研究的发送色情短信行为中都有相关作用。讨论了研究、临床和教育预防计划的意义。
