Male and female face of Machiavellianism: Opportunism or anxiety?

Czibor, Andrea; Szabó, Zsolt Péter; Jones, Daniel N.; Zsidó, András N.; Paál, Tünde; Szíjjártó, Linda; Carré, J.; Bereczkei, Tamás

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2017.06.002

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“…Contrary to some previous findings (Goodboy and Martin, 2015), Machiavellianism was both directly and indirectly associated with cyberbullying. Yet, Machiavellianism has previously been reported to uniquely predict bullying both outside (van Geel et al, 2017) and inside the cyberspace (Kircaburun et al, 2018) and to be negatively associated with emotional intelligence (Ali et al, 2009;Petrides et al, 2011;Czibor et al, 2017). Psychopathy may account for callousness and manipulation, which also are present in Machiavellianism and narcissism (Jones and Figueredo, 2013;Bertl et al, 2017).…”

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confidence: 98%

“…Machiavellianism has been linked to lower empathy and higher callousness, but also to higher emotional intelligence (Monaghan et al, 2018). However, other studies have reported negative associations with trait emotional intelligence (Ali et al, 2009), and that individuals high in Machiavellianism might have trouble with (or less incentives for) processing emotions in general (Czibor et al, 2017). Men displaying higher trait emotional intelligence have been reported to show less Machiavellian behavior and delinquency; in contrast, higher trait emotional intelligence in women is linked to more Machiavellian behavior (Bacon and Regan, 2016).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Men displaying higher trait emotional intelligence have been reported to show less Machiavellian behavior and delinquency; in contrast, higher trait emotional intelligence in women is linked to more Machiavellian behavior (Bacon and Regan, 2016). Markedly, women high in Machiavellianism tend to use emotional manipulation, especially toward close friends, to achieve their goals (Czibor et al, 2017).…”

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The Nexus of the Dark Triad Personality Traits With Cyberbullying, Empathy, and Emotional Intelligence: A Structural-Equation Modeling Approach

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This study set out to elucidate the complex suite of associations between the Dark Triad personality traits (Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy), emotional intelligence, empathy, and cyberbullying, as the respective findings regarding this topic have been inconsistent. Studies preponderantly have relied on abbreviated Dark Triad measures that do not differentiate between its lower-order facets. Further, most extant studies have exclusively been based on female psychology undergraduates and have not accounted for known sex differences on the Dark Triad traits and cyberbullying, or for negative associations between cyberbullying and age. Therefore, this nexus of interrelations was investigated in a diverse community sample (N = 749). A structural equation-modeling approached was used to examine predictors of cyberbullying and to test for mediating relationships between lower-order Dark Triad facets and emotional intelligence and empathy. Multigroup models were applied to test for sex-specific patterns. Empathy did not predict cyberbullying, whereas emotional intelligence partly mediated the Dark Triad associations with cyberbullying among both sexes. Sex-specific patterns in the associations between Dark Triad traits and cyberbullying were particularly observed for the grandiose and vulnerable narcissism facets. Emotional intelligence appeared to buffer effects of grandiose narcissism on cyberbullying. Future research could fruitfully explore cyberbullies’ profiles regarding primary and secondary psychopathy, sex differences in narcissism, and buffering effects of emotional intelligence. Further improvements regarding the measurement of dark personality traits are indicated as well.

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“…Recently, Jonason and colleagues (2015) evidenced increased depression in relation to each dark triad trait, however only narcissism was related to increased anxiety. Moreover, both psychopathy and Machiavellianism have been linked with increased reports of anxiety (Czibor et al, 2017; Pennington et al, 2015) and depression (Jonason et al, 2015; Pennington et al, 2015; O'Boyle et al, 2015). Considering these interrelationships, it is plausible that the relationship between chronotype and dark triad traits may be mediated by anxiety and/or depression.…”

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Psychopathy and chronotype disposition: the mediating role of depression

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This study examined the relationship between dark triad personality traits and chronotype disposition, whilst incorporating the mediating role of anxiety and/or depression after excluding individuals presenting insomnia and/or physiological sleep-disorder symptoms. Members of the general population (N = 453) completed online measures of dark triad personality traits, chronotype, and anxious and depressive symptoms. Psychopathy and Machiavellianism were independently related to an evening chronotype disposition. However, after accounting for age, sex, anxiety and depression, psychopathy and depression remained the only significant predictors of chronotype. Therefore, whilst psychopathy was the strongest predictor of an evening chronotype preference, this relationship is partially mediated by depression. Individuals presenting an evening disposition may display increased psychopathic traits due to greater emotion dysregulation. This is potentially perpetuated by depressive symptoms stemming from a delayed or blunted affective rhythm. Interacting factors (e.g. reduced light exposure) may also contribute to alterations in the biological rhythm amongst evening-types, resulting in a negative feedback cycle. Targeting chronotype and depressive symptoms amongst individuals presenting psychopathic tendencies could increase the efficacy of existing sleep-based interventions for hostile behaviour.

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“…Machiavellianism represents a different set of values within our awareness that co-exists with the ethical values that we currently advocate and practice in Chinese society, which regard human nature as inherently good. Machiavellianism includes tendencies to maximize personal interests and to use other people as tools to achieve their goals (Karkoulian et al, 2010 ; Demirta and Biçkes, 2014 ; Czibor et al, 2017 ). Individuals with higher levels of Machiavellianism are more likely to act contrary to ethics (Karkoulian et al, 2010 ; Jones and Paulhus, 2011 ; Elias, 2015 ).…”

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The Influence of Chinese Machiavellianism and Moral Identity on the Level of Anxiety in Moral Dilemma Situations in Chinese Students

Tang

2021

Front. Psychol.

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Based on the conflict-of-values theory, this study examines the influences of Machiavellianism and ethical values on anxiety in college students when they face moral dilemmas. Questionnaires on the Chinese equivalent of Machiavellianism, moral identity, and anxiety were completed by 115 Chinese college students. The results suggest that Machiavellianism and ethical values influence anxiety, and the interaction between ethical values and Machiavellianism is significant—among individuals with high ethical values, those with high levels of Machiavellianism exhibit markedly higher levels of anxiety than those with low levels of Machiavellianism. However, among individuals with low ethical values, there is no difference in anxiety between those with low or high levels of Machiavellianism. This research, depicting complex relationships among anxiety, Machiavellianism, and ethical values, suggests that leading people to do good deeds not only requires high ethical values but also necessitates the resistance to negative values such as Machiavellianism.

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Male and female face of Machiavellianism: Opportunism or anxiety?

Cited by 40 publications

References 66 publications

The Nexus of the Dark Triad Personality Traits With Cyberbullying, Empathy, and Emotional Intelligence: A Structural-Equation Modeling Approach

The Nexus of the Dark Triad Personality Traits With Cyberbullying, Empathy, and Emotional Intelligence: A Structural-Equation Modeling Approach

Psychopathy and chronotype disposition: the mediating role of depression

The Influence of Chinese Machiavellianism and Moral Identity on the Level of Anxiety in Moral Dilemma Situations in Chinese Students

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