Manifestation of the Dark Triad of personality in consummation of psychoactive drugs and risk sexual behavior

Kraljević, Sandro. (2014). Manifestation of the Dark Triad of personality in consummation of psychoactive drugs and risk sexual behavior. Diploma Thesis. Filozofski fakultet u Zagrebu, Department of Psychology. [mentor Jokić-Begić, Nataša].

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Abstract

The Dark Triad of personality is a concept from the work of Paulhus and Williams (2002) which contains three empirically overlapping components, Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy. They entail in a socially malevolent character with behavior tendencies toward self-promotion, emotional coldness, duplicity, and aggressiveness. The goal of this research has been to examine the connection between the components of the Dark Triad of personality and risk behavior (consummation of psychoactive drugs and risk sexual behavior) and to check for gender specificities in intensity and connection patterns amongst tested variables. Using an online survey 864 people from general population participated in the research. The results have showed that men on average have higher result on Machiavellianism and psychopathy than women. On the other hand, only higher result on narcissism and psychopathy are predictive for greater frequency of consummation of psychoactive drugs and risk sexual behavior: on narcissism equally for both men and women, but on psychopathy considerably more for women than for men. For men, both narcissism and psychopathy are predictive for drug consumption and sexual intercourses with strangers; for women, narcisissm is predictive for drug consumption and number of sexual partners, and psychopathy is predictive for cigarette and drug consumption, the amount of consumed alcoholic beverages, number of sexual partners and sexual intercourses with strangers.

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