Mahadevan Nikhila, Jordan Christian H
Department of Psychology, University of Essex, Colchester CO4 3SQ, UK.
Department of Psychology, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON N2L 3C5, Canada.
Behav Sci (Basel). 2025 Sep 8;15(9):1221. doi: 10.3390/bs15091221.
Individual differences in the Dark Triad may partially reflect differences in interpersonal motivational patterns such as a strong desire for status. These studies examine how desires for status and inclusion, perceived attainment of status and inclusion, and status-seeking and inclusion-seeking behavior relate to the Dark Triad (grandiose narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy). Two studies ( = 591) find that individuals high in Dark Triad traits generally desire status, feel they have attained high status, and report behaving in status-seeking ways (once desires for inclusion, perceived attainment of inclusion, and inclusion-seeking behavior are controlled, respectively). They generally do not desire inclusion, do not feel they have attained inclusion, and do not report behaving in inclusion-seeking ways (once desires for status, perceived attainment of status, and status-seeking behavior are controlled, respectively). These associations are largely observed for the dimensions of the Dark Triad involving agentic extraversion and antagonism, but not for those involving impulsivity. This research delineates the motivational, social, and behavioral profile of the Dark Triad and its dimensions with implications for understanding the "core" of the Dark Triad.
黑暗三性格中的个体差异可能部分反映了人际动机模式的差异，比如对地位的强烈渴望。这些研究考察了对地位和归属感的渴望、对地位和归属感的感知获得，以及追求地位和追求归属感的行为与黑暗三性格（浮夸型自恋、马基雅维利主义和精神病态）之间的关系。两项研究（N = 591）发现，黑暗三性格特质得分高的个体通常渴望地位，觉得自己已获得高地位，并报告有追求地位的行为方式（分别控制了对归属感的渴望、对归属感的感知获得和追求归属感的行为之后）。他们通常不渴望归属感，不觉得自己已获得归属感，也不报告有追求归属感的行为方式（分别控制了对地位的渴望、对地位的感知获得和追求地位的行为之后）。这些关联在很大程度上见于黑暗三性格中涉及积极外向性和敌对性的维度，但不见于涉及冲动性的维度。这项研究描绘了黑暗三性格及其维度的动机、社会和行为概况，对理解黑暗三性格的“核心”具有启示意义。
