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Relatedness Need Satisfaction and the Dark Triad: The Role of Depression and Prevention Focus
- Source :
- Frontiers in Psychology, Frontiers in Psychology, Vol 12 (2021)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Frontiers Media S.A., 2021.
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Abstract
- Dark triad traits are often associated with maladaptive social and interpersonal interactions, such as dishonesty and self-centeredness; thus, it is important to explore predictors of the dark triad in order to better facilitate the reduction of such behaviors. The present study adopted a self-report approach with a total of 5,207 Chinese undergraduate students participated in the study. We found that relatedness need dissatisfaction significantly predicted the presence of dark personalities, which was mediated by prevention focus. Conditional process model analysis found that this mediating effect was stronger when depression levels were lower. Final study results contributed to further understanding predictors of the dark triad. Study limitations and future research directions were also examined.
- Subjects :
- dark triad
Depression levels
Dark triad
Dishonesty
prevention focus
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05 social sciences
050109 social psychology
Need satisfaction
Personality psychology
relatedness need satisfaction
050105 experimental psychology
Focus (linguistics)
Developmental psychology
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depression
Psychology
0501 psychology and cognitive sciences
conditional process model
Interpersonal interaction
General Psychology
Depression (differential diagnoses)
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Original Research
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 16641078
- Volume :
- 12
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Frontiers in Psychology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....c429410c93a1abda7afa0587d6d40f9e