RT Journal Article
T1 The dark triad and subjective well-being: the mediating role of cognitive-emotional regulation strategies.
A1 Gómez-Leal, Raquel
A1 Gutiérrez-Cobo, María José
A1 Megías-Robles, Alberto
A1 Fernández-Berrocal, Pablo
K1 Narcisismo
K1 Psicopatología
K1 Personalidad - Trastornos
AB The dark triad (DT) is composed of psychopathy, narcissism, and Machiavellianism. These traits have usually been correlated with maladaptive strategies of emotion regulation. In turn, these types of strategies have shown a negative relationship with the components of subjective well-being (SWB): affective well-being (AWB) and cognitive well-being (CWB). The principal objective of the present study was to analyze the possible mediating role of adaptive and maladaptive cognitive-emotional regulation strategies in the relationship between the DT and SWB components. For this purpose, a community sample of 678 participants (Mage = 35.03; 53.1% women) completed the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWB), the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS), the Cognitive Emotional Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ-36), and the Short Dark Triad (SD-3). The results showed a good fit with the model in which Machiavellianism was indirectly and negatively related to CWB through the effect of maladaptive strategies and AWB, and indirectly and positively related to CWB through the effect of adaptive strategies and AWB. Narcissism was indirectly positively related to CWB through the effect of adaptive strategies and AWB. Finally, psychopathy was indirectly negatively associated with CWB through the effect of adaptive strategies and AWB. Limitations and clinical implications of this research are discussed.
PB Wiley
YR 2022
FD 2022-12-13
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/26393
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/26393
LA eng
NO Gómez‐Leal, R., Gutiérrez‐Cobo, M. J., Megías‐Robles, A., & Fernández‐Berrocal, P. (2022). The dark triad and subjective well‐being: The mediating role of cognitive‐emotional regulation strategies. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology.
NO Funding for open access charge: Universidad de Málaga / CBUA
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 20 ene 2026