Figueredo, A. J., Gladden, P. R., Sisco, M. M., Patch, E. A., Jones, D. N. (2015)
Abstract
Psychopathy, Narcissism, and Machiavellianism (the Dark Triad) have each
been hypothesized as predictors of socially deviant behavior including sexual coercion, but
the three traits also covary significantly with one another. The purpose of this study was to
examine several alternative Multisample Structural Equation Models (MSEMs) exploring
the relations between the Dark Triad and Sexually Coercive Behavior, testing whether any
or all of the three specific “Dark Personality” traits uniquely contributed to predicting
sexually coercive behavior. Self-report questionnaires measuring Primary and Secondary
Psychopathy, Narcissism, Machiavellianism, and Sexually Coercive Behavior were
administered to a sample of undergraduates. The relative fit of each of the MSEMs to the
data was examined by means of hierarchically nested model comparisons. The most
parsimonious yet explanatory model identified was one in which a single common factor
composed of the three Dark Triad indicators explained the relationships among the Dark
Triad traits and Sexually Coercive Behavior without any direct contributions from the
specific Dark Triad indicators. Results indicate that the three Dark Triad traits, controlling
for the common factor, do not differentially predict Sexually Coercive Behavior. These
results are interpreted with respect to the principle of Brunswik-Symmetry.
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