Van Hauwermeiren Olivier, Kwamanakweenda Jordan, Pino Julian, Peacock Corey, Tartar Jaime L, Cuc Alexandru
College of Psychology, Nova Southeastern University, Davie, USA.
College of Health Care Sciences, Nova Southeastern University, Davie, USA.
Cureus. 2023 Jan 1;15(1):e33219. doi: 10.7759/cureus.33219. eCollection 2023 Jan.
Personality characteristics have long been studied in relation to athletes and their performance. Of these, emotional self-regulation has been determined to be an important factor regarding outcomes for athletes. Various research has examined the Dark Triad (Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy) among other personality traits in athletes. However, little research has examined Dark Triad levels in combat sports professionals and their impact on their athletic performance. Since professional fighting athletes have been perceived as aggressive and impulsive, it is essential to examine the athletes' level of Dark Triad traits. The present exploratory study investigates the association of Dark Triad personality traits in professional fighters versus college-aged male non-fighters. Secondly, it aims to evaluate the relationship between Dark Triad traits and winning percentages in professional fights. The study used a sample of professional male fighters (n = 36) and college-aged non-fighters (n = 29). Participants completed measures examining emotional self-regulation, trait anxiety, sensation seeking, and Dark Triad personality traits. The results of our study showed no significant differences in Machiavellianism, psychopathy, and narcissism between our samples of professional fighters and college-aged nonfighters. The study also showed no significant correlations between winning percentages for professional fighters and Machiavellianism, psychopathy, or narcissism.
长期以来，人们一直在研究人格特征与运动员及其表现之间的关系。其中，情绪自我调节已被确定为影响运动员成绩的一个重要因素。各种研究考察了运动员的黑暗三联征（马基雅维利主义、自恋和精神病态）以及其他人格特质。然而，很少有研究考察格斗运动专业人员的黑暗三联征水平及其对运动表现的影响。由于职业格斗运动员被认为具有攻击性和冲动性，因此考察运动员的黑暗三联征特质水平至关重要。本探索性研究调查了职业格斗选手与大学年龄非格斗男性之间黑暗三联征人格特质的关联。其次，它旨在评估黑暗三联征特质与职业格斗比赛胜率之间的关系。该研究使用了一个职业男性格斗选手样本（n = 36）和大学年龄非格斗者样本（n = 29）。参与者完成了考察情绪自我调节、特质焦虑、感觉寻求和黑暗三联征人格特质的测量。我们的研究结果表明，职业格斗选手样本和大学年龄非格斗者样本在马基雅维利主义、精神病态和自恋方面没有显著差异。该研究还表明，职业格斗选手的胜率与马基雅维利主义、精神病态或自恋之间没有显著相关性。
