School of Marxism, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China.
School of Education, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China.
Sci Rep. 2024 Feb 26;14(1):4667. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-55422-w.
This study analyzed the effects of the Dark Tetrad (narcissism, Machiavellianism, psychopathy, sadism) and self-concealment on social appearance anxiety. Empirical investigations on which personality traits influence social appearance anxiety are yet missing. In this study, a sample of N = 1186 Chinese students performed a questionnaire-based survey assessing different personality facets and social appearance anxiety tendencies. Measures included the Narcissistic Personality Inventory, the Levenson Self-Report Psychopathy Scale, the Machiavellian Personality Scale, the Short Sadistic Impulse Scale, the Self-concealment Scale, and the Social Appearance Anxiety Scale. The results of the multiple regression analysis showed that psychopathy, Machiavellianism, sadism, and self-concealment positively predicted social appearance anxiety and narcissism negatively predicted social appearance anxiety. Machiavellianism, psychopathy, sadism, and self-concealment were positive predictors of social appearance anxiety, whereas narcissism was a negative predictor. These findings provide insight into the complex nature of the Dark Tetrad and their influence on social appearance anxiety.
本研究分析了黑暗人格特质（自恋、马基雅维利主义、精神病态、施虐狂）和自我隐瞒对社交外表焦虑的影响。目前还缺乏关于哪些人格特质会影响社交外表焦虑的实证研究。在这项研究中，我们对 1186 名中国学生进行了问卷调查，评估了不同的人格特质和社交外表焦虑倾向。测量工具包括自恋人格量表、列文森自我报告精神病量表、马基雅维利主义人格量表、短版施虐冲动量表、自我隐瞒量表和社交外表焦虑量表。多元回归分析的结果表明，精神病态、马基雅维利主义、施虐狂和自我隐瞒 positively predicted 社交外表焦虑，而自恋 negatively predicted 社交外表焦虑。马基雅维利主义、精神病态、施虐狂和自我隐瞒是社交外表焦虑的正向预测因子，而自恋是社交外表焦虑的负向预测因子。这些发现深入了解了黑暗人格特质的复杂本质及其对社交外表焦虑的影响。
