Galán Manuel, Pineda David, Rico-Bordera Pilar, Piqueras José A, Martínez-Martínez Ana
Forensic Psychology Unit, Center for Applied Psychology, Department of Health Psychology, Faculty of Social and Health Sciences, Miguel Hernandez University, Elche, Spain.
Psychology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Catholic University of Murcia, Spain.
Curr Issues Personal Psychol. 2023 Sep 14;12(3):178-184. doi: 10.5114/cipp/169801. eCollection 2024.
There are different theories and models of personality. In the antisocial area, the model used is the Dark Triad, a model of personality composed of the traits of Machiavellianism, psychopathy, and narcissism. The links between the Dark Triad and other general models have been widely studied; however, there is little research connecting it with the traditional, but still used, model of personality described by Eysenck (psychoticism, extraversion, and neuroticism). Therefore, the aim of this study was to analyse the connections between the Dark Triad of personality and Eysenck's personality model. Additionally, we interpret the connections between the sincerity scale of Eysenck's model and the Dark Triad.
Our final sample was composed of 2385 participants who completed different personality questionnaires measuring the Dark Triad and Eysenck's model. Bivariate analyses and structural equation modelling were performed.
Narcissism and Machiavellianism have positive connections with neuroticism and extraversion, whereas psychopathy is positively associated with psychoticism and negatively associated with extraversion. All the Dark Triad traits, mainly Machiavellianism, show the strongest connections with sincerity.
Considering the deceptive and manipulative nature of the Dark Triad, these results would imply that these traits could be mismeasured in some contexts. However, in research conditions those people who score higher on the Dark Tetrad traits do not hide behaviours that tend to be socially undesirable, implying some degree of honesty in their answers. Further efforts to develop more objective measures, such as implicit, indirect, task-based, or forced-choice measures, should be considered.
存在不同的人格理论和模型。在反社会领域，所使用的模型是黑暗三性格，这是一种由马基雅维利主义、精神病态和自恋特质组成的人格模型。黑暗三性格与其他一般模型之间的联系已得到广泛研究；然而，将其与艾森克所描述的传统但仍在使用的人格模型（精神质、外向性和神经质）相联系的研究却很少。因此，本研究的目的是分析人格黑暗三性格与艾森克人格模型之间的联系。此外，我们还解读了艾森克模型的真诚量表与黑暗三性格之间的联系。
我们的最终样本由2385名参与者组成，他们完成了测量黑暗三性格和艾森克模型的不同人格问卷。进行了双变量分析和结构方程建模。
自恋和马基雅维利主义与神经质和外向性呈正相关，而精神病态与精神质呈正相关，与外向性呈负相关。所有黑暗三性格特质，主要是马基雅维利主义，与真诚表现出最强的联系。
考虑到黑暗三性格的欺骗性和操控性本质，这些结果意味着这些特质在某些情况下可能被误测。然而，在研究条件下，那些在黑暗三性格特质上得分较高的人并不会隐藏那些在社会上不受欢迎的行为，这意味着他们的回答在一定程度上是诚实的。应该考虑进一步努力开发更客观测量方法，如内隐、间接、基于任务或强制选择的测量方法。
