A life history approach to understanding the Dark Triad

被引：132
作者：
McDonald, Melissa M. [1 ]
Donnellan, M. Brent [1 ]
Navarrete, Carlos David [1 ]
机构：
[1] Michigan State Univ, Dept Psychol, E Lansing, MI 48824 USA
来源：
PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES | 2012年 / 52卷 / 05期
关键词：
Life history theory; Personality; Evolutionary psychology; Dark Triad; Psychopathy; Narcissism; Machiavellianism; NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY-INVENTORY; IMPULSIVE ANTISOCIALITY; FEARLESS DOMINANCE; CONSTRUCT-VALIDITY; PSYCHOPATHY; MACHIAVELLIANISM; STRATEGY; SOCIOPATHY; MODEL;
D O I：
10.1016/j.paid.2011.12.003
中图分类号：
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号：
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要：
Researchers adopting an evolutionary perspective have conceptualized the Dark Triad as an exploitative interpersonal style reflective of a fast life history strategy. However, not all research has supported this claim. We posit that different elements of the constructs associated with the Dark Triad may reflect different life history strategies. Our results indicate that the measures of the Dark Triad and other indicators of life history strategies form two distinct factors: (1)a fast life strategy factor that includes the impulsive antisociality facet of psychopathy, the entitlement/exploitativeness facet of narcissism, Machiavellianism, unrestricted sociosexuality, and aggression, and (2) a slow life strategy factor that includes the fearless dominance facet of psychopathy and both the leadership/authority and grandiose exhibitionism facets of narcissism. These factors differentially correlate with established measures of life history strategy. These findings add to the literature by clarifying how the Dark Triad fits into a life history framework. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页数：5
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