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Exploring the Relationship Between Big Five Personality Traits and Dark Triad Traits in Young Adults

Author(s) Pakhi, Shobha Sharma, Aastha Sharma
Country India
Abstract Understanding the association between key personality traits and maladaptive characteristics provides significant understanding of human behaviour, particularly in the context of young adults. Aim: The study explores the relationship between the Dark Triad traits (psychopathy, Machiavellianism, and narcissism) and the Big Five personality traits (Openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism). It provides insight into how fundamental personality traits impact the emergence and display of darker personality traits when a person enters maturity by examining these relationships. For instance, study investigates the relationship between higher levels of Machiavellianism or narcissism and low or high levels of agreeableness or neuroticism. It sheds light on how these characteristics interact to create young people' complex personality profiles. Sample: The sample consisted of young adults (N=80), where the participants were between the age of 18–30-year-old, with the minimum level of education being high school graduation. The sampling method was based on Simple Random Sampling and Snowball sampling method. Tools: The tools used were the Short Dark Triad (SD3) (Jones & Paulhus, 2014) and Big Five Inventory (BFI) (John et al., 1991). Research Design: The study has adopted correlational research design and inferential statistics. Result: The study found significant relationships between Dark Triad traits and Big Five personality traits and found that the Big Five traits significantly predicted levels of Dark Triad traits. Additionally, the relationships between these traits varied between males and females.
Keywords Big Five Personality Traits, Dark Triad Traits, Young Adults
Field Sociology > Philosophy / Psychology / Religion
Published In Volume 7, Issue 1, January-February 2025
Published On 2025-02-28
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i01.37834
Short DOI https://doi.org/g86w6q
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