Study addiction and ‘dark’ personality traits : a cross-sectional survey study among emerging adults
- Authors: Kircaburun, Kagan , Süral, Irfan , March, Evita , Balta, Sabah , Emirtekin, Emrah , Griffiths, Mark
- Date: 2021
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Journal of Addictive Diseases Vol. 39, no. 3 (2021), p. 307-315
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- Description: Background: Research has shown that personality traits can have an important role in the development and maintenance of behavioral addictions. However, the relationship between dark personality traits (i.e., Machiavellianism, psychopathy, narcissism, sadism, spitefulness) and ‘study addiction’ has yet to be investigated. Objectives: The purpose of the present study was to examine the associations of dark traits with study addiction among the total sample, males, and females separately, while adjusting for the Big Five personality traits (i.e., extroversion, neuroticism, agreeableness, openness, conscientiousness). Methods: A total of 716 university students completed an online survey, including questions assessing the aforementioned variables. Results: Hierarchical regression analysis suggested that being female, neuroticism, conscientiousness, Machiavellianism, and sadism were positively associated with study addiction. However, dark personality traits (i.e., Machiavellianism, sadism) were significantly related to study addiction only in males but not in females. Conclusions: Findings of this preliminary study suggest that dark personality traits may be better at explaining male addictive studying patterns and that gender should be taken into account when investigating the role of personality in the development of study addiction. © 2021 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Insta-identity: dark personality traits as predictors of authentic self-presentation on Instagram
- Authors: Geary, Christina , March, Evita , Grieve, Rachel
- Date: 2021
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Telematics and Informatics Vol. 63, no. (2021), p.
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- Description: People vary in the extent to which they present themselves authentically online. This study applied Uses and Gratifications Theory to investigate the utility of grandiose narcissism, vulnerable narcissism, primary psychopathy, secondary psychopathy, and Machiavellianism in predicting authentic self-presentation on Instagram. Participants (N = 542; 62.9% women; 60.1% Australian) with a currently active Instagram account were recruited via social media advertisements and completed an online questionnaire assessing personality and authenticity. Instagram authenticity was operationalised as Euclidean distances between the true self and the Instagram self. Results partially supported hypotheses, with higher levels of trait vulnerable narcissism and Machiavellianism predicting less congruence between the true self and the Instagram self (i.e., inauthenticity). Grandiose narcissism, primary psychopathy, and secondary psychopathy were not significant predictors of authentic self-presentation on Instagram. Findings of the current study extend previous research exploring authentic self-presentation on social media and are interpreted in line with uses and gratifications. We recommend further exploration of variation in authentic self-presentation on Instagram, from normative forms to outright deception. © 2021 Elsevier Ltd
Dominance or deceit : the role of the dark triad and hegemonic masculinity in emotional manipulation
- Authors: Waddell, Chloe , Van Doorn, George , March, Evita , Grieve, Rachel
- Date: 2020
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- Relation: Personality and Individual Differences Vol. 166, no. (2020), p.
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- Description: People may emotionally manipulate others in an attempt to control them and achieve personally satisfying outcomes. Experiencing emotional manipulation is related to several negative outcomes (e.g., depression). As a first step in addressing these negative outcomes, this study explored the utility of hegemonic masculinity and the Dark Triad (i.e., trait narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy) in predicting emotional manipulation. Three hundred and twenty-seven participants (119 men, 208 women) completed an online survey measuring hegemonic masculinity, narcissism, psychopathy, Machiavellianism, as well as their (a) perceived ability to emotionally manipulate others, and (b) willingness to engage in emotional manipulation. Hierarchical regression analyses revealed that, for both men and women, hegemonic masculinity was a significant predictor of one's willingness and perceived ability to emotionally manipulate others. However, when Dark Triad traits were added to the model, hegemonic masculinity's contribution became non-significant. Hegemonic masculinity seems to share variance with Dark Triad traits, particularly Machiavellianism. These findings are important as they establish that existing operational definitions of hegemonic masculinity share features with certain ‘dark’ personality traits. Thus, when predicting antisocial behaviour and tendencies, perhaps the variance explained by hegemonic masculinity is better captured by dark personality traits. © 2020 Elsevier Ltd
Dating in the dark : vulnerable narcissism predicts inauthentic self-presentation in online dating
- Authors: Willis, Megan , Oliver, Eliza , March, Evita
- Date: 2023
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- Relation: Telematics and Informatics Vol. 81, no. (2023), p.
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- Description: The current study investigated whether Dark Triad traits (vulnerable and grandiose narcissism, primary and secondary psychopathy, and Machiavellianism views and tactics) predicted inauthentic self-presentation whilst dating online, and whether those who reported engaging in antisocial dating behaviours were higher on Dark Triad traits, and more likely to self-present inauthentically in online dating. Online daters (N = 313) were recruited via Prolific and completed measures to assess Dark Triad traits, inauthenticity, and antisocial dating behaviours (i.e., ghosting and breadcrumbing). Vulnerable narcissism was a significant predictor of online dating inauthentic self-presentation. No other Dark Triad traits emerged as significant predictors. Online dating inauthentic self-presentation was significantly higher for those who had breadcrumbed someone. Those who had ghosted someone had significantly greater vulnerable narcissism and secondary psychopathy, and those who had breadcrumbed someone had significantly greater vulnerable narcissism and Machiavellianism views than those who had not. As previous research has demonstrated that individuals high on vulnerable narcissism are more likely to perpetrate intimate partner violence, online daters should consider evidence of inauthenticity to be ‘red flags’ for potential harm as interactions continue. Especially given the current study demonstrated those who had previously ghosted and breadcrumbed were higher on vulnerable narcissism. © 2023 Elsevier Ltd