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Does the Dark Triad predict self-perceived attractiveness, mate value, and number of sexual partners both in men and women?
Authors: Borraz-Leon Javier I, Rantala Markus J
Publisher: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
Publication year: 2021
Journal: Personality and Individual Differences
Journal name in source: PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
Journal acronym: PERS INDIV DIFFER
Article number: ARTN 110341
Volume: 168
Number of pages: 5
ISSN: 0191-8869
eISSN: 1873-3549
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2020.110341
Self-archived copy’s web address: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/52786957
Previous literature has shown associations between the Dark Triad (i.e., narcissism, Machiavellianism, psychopathy), other-perceived attractiveness, and personality. Nevertheless, the study of the Dark Triad as predictor of traits related to sociosexual dynamics (i.e., self-perceived attractiveness, mate value, and number of sexual partners) still remain unknown. Hence, we aimed to fill this gap by assessing the relationship between these variables in a mixed-sex sample of young-adults. The results showed that: 1) narcissism and psychopathy, but not Machiavellianism, were positively correlated to number of sexual partners for the group of men and the group of women separately. 2) only narcissism was positively correlated to self-perceived attractiveness and mate value in both sexes. 3) narcissism successfully predicted higher self-perceived attractiveness and mate value both in men and women; whereas narcissism, psychopathy, and sex significantly contributed to the prediction of number of sexual partners. We discuss our results in the light of the interaction between evolutionary thinking and socioenvironmental factors.
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