Machiavellianism: An Alexithymic Perspective

Machiavellianism and romantic relationship dissolution

“…Machiavellianism is associated with being unconnected to one's own and others feelings (Wastell & Booth, 2003) and thus a direct strategy may highlight these social deficits and expose these women's vulnerabilities.…”

“…Furthermore, Machiavellianism is associated with a lack of connection to their own feelings (Christie & Geis, 1970;Wastell & Booth, 2003) and with seeking closeness in others primarily to manipulate whilst hiding their own vulnerabilities and weakness to order to avoid exploitation themselves (Ináncsi, Láng, & Bereczkei, 2015;Sherry, Hewitt, Besser, Flett, & Klein, 2006). Women high on Machiavellianism report that non-romantic relationships provide low levels of intimacy and emotional security (Abell, Brewer, Qualter, & Austin, 2016) and show a preference for relationships with low levels of emotional closeness and commitment (Ali, & Chamorro-Premuzic, 2010).…”

Machiavellianism, emotional manipulation, and friendship functions in women's friendships

“…Employing these strategies towards one person may be less risky for women higher on Machiavellianism than engaging in relational aggression, which requires the assistance of others. The lack of connection to their own and their friend's emotions (Wastell & Booth, 2003) may facilitate the use of manipulation because they do not reflect on the negative consequences for their friend. The greater frequency of this tactic may stem from learning that their friend does not confront them when using this tactic, so believe these strategies are undetected and (potentially) successful.…”

“…These individuals are low on empathy, not connected to their own or other peoples' emotions, and hold negative representations of others (Black, Woodworth, & Porter, 2013;Ináncsi et al, 2015;Wai & Tiliopoulos, 2012, Wastell & Booth, 2003, which may facilitate their use of manipulation. Machiavellianism influences a variety of adult relationships, and, given friendship is the most common form of social relationship (Blieszer & Adams, 1992), it is important to investigate Machiavellianism in this context.…”

A machiavellizmus kapcsolata viselkedéses és pszichés problémákkal serdülőkorban

“…Ám míg a felnőtt machiavellisták egyér-telműen kevésbé kedvelt, negatívan megítélt személyek [8], erőszakos és kortársaikat bántalmazó [9,10] mivoltuk ellenére a serdülőkorú machiavellistákat sokszor elbűvölő, jó társas képességekkel rendelkező és társaik ál-tal kedvelt fi atalokként állítják elénk a kutatások [1,12]. Ennek okát bizonyos szerzők abban látják, hogy míg a felnőtt machiavellistákra az érzelmi és viselkedéses szabályozás hiányosságai egyaránt jellemzőek [13,14,15], addig a serdülőkorú machiavellisták esetében a szabá-lyozás zavara leginkább az érzelmi területekre terjed ki [9].…”