RT Journal Article
T1 The Dark Tetrad: analysis of profles and relationship with the Big Five personality factors.
A1 Gómez-Leal, Raquel
A1 Fernández-Berrocal, Pablo
A1 Gutiérrez-Cobo, María José
A1 Cabello-González, Rosario
A1 Megías-Robles, Alberto
K1 Personalidad - Trastornos
K1 Psicopatología
K1 Narcisismo
K1 Sadismo
AB The Dark Tetrad (DT) is composed of the traits of Narcissism, Machiavellianism, Psychopathy, and Sadism. Most studies analyzing the DT have employed a variable-centered approach, analyzing the traits separately. In the present study, we treat DT as a whole, adopting a person-centered approach. We analyzed different homogeneous subgroups of individuals characterized by specific DT profiles, aiming to examine their relationship with Big Five personality factors. A sample of 1149 participants (50.1% women, 18–79 years) completed The Short Dark Triad and the Assessment of Sadistic Personality instrument to assess DT, while the Mini-IPIP was used to assess the Big Five personality factors. Cluster analysis yielded five groups: Narcissism, Machiavellianism, Mean DT, Low DT, and High DT group. The main results showed that the High DT group was distinguished by higher levels of extraversion and lower levels of agreeableness and conscientiousness (compared with the Low DT group). Moreover, the Narcissism group was characterized by higher scores on emotional stability, openness to experience, and extraversion. Finally, distribution according to gender varied across DT groups (more men than women in the High DT group and the opposite in the Low DT group). Limitations and future lines of research are discussed.
PB Springer Nature
YR 2024
FD 2024-02-23
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/31934
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/31934
LA eng
NO Gómez-Leal, R., Fernández-Berrocal, P., Gutiérrez-Cobo, M.J. et al. The Dark Tetrad: analysis of profiles and relationship with the Big Five personality factors. Sci Rep 14, 4443 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-55074-w
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 21 ene 2026