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| Published: August 17, 2024
Deeds in the Dark: Relationship between Dark Triad and Sociosexuality in the Indian Context
Department of Psychology, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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DIP: 18.01.115.20241203
DOI: 18.01.115.20241203
ABSTRACT
This research investigates the interplay between Dark Triad personality traits (Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy) and sociosexuality, with a focus on potential gender variations. Data from 132 individuals, primarily from Southern India, were collected using Google Forms and paper questionnaires. The review of literature highlights existing research on the association between Dark Triad traits and sociosexuality, providing a foundation for the current study. The study employed the Sociosexual Orientation Inventory-Revised (SOI-R) and the Short Dark Triad (SD3) scales to assess sociosexuality and Dark Triad traits, respectively. The results indicated a positive relationship between Dark Triad and sociosexuality. There exist gender differences in sociosexuality and psychopathy, but are absent in Machiavellianism and Narcissism. The study’s significance lies in its potential implications for relationship counselling, sexual health education, and the development of targeted interventions.
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Dark Triad, Machiavellianism, Narcissism, Psychopathy, Sociosexuality, Gender
This is an Open Access Research distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any Medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
© 2024, Muralidharan, V.
Received: May 10, 2024; Revision Received: August 13, 2024; Accepted: August 17, 2024
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ISSN 2348-5396
ISSN 2349-3429
18.01.115.20241203
18.01.115.20241203
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