Understanding “evil”: A closer look at the Dark Tetrad’s relations with HEXACO and Big Five

Nedeljković, Boban and Tucaković, Lana (2022) Understanding “evil”: A closer look at the Dark Tetrad’s relations with HEXACO and Big Five. Zbornik Instituta za kriminološka i sociološka istraživanja, XLI (2-3). pp. 67-88. ISSN 0350-2694

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Abstract

We aimed to explore to what extent the Dark Tetrad traits are
represented by basic personality traits framed by HEXACO (Study 1;
150 participants, Mage = 32.15, SDage = 8.41) and the Big Five model
(Study 2; 215 participants, Mage = 35.59, SDage = 13.65). Alongside
correlation analysis, we employed a quasi-canonical analysis of
covariance. The results showed that the core features of the Dark
Tetrad are mapped on the negative poles of Agreeableness and
Honesty-Humility from the HEXACO and Agreeableness from the Big
Five. Despite the somewhat distinctive nature of Narcissism compared
to other dark traits, the common features of the Dark Tetrad are
partially represented in both models, but to a larger extent in
HEXACO. In conclusion, we recommend using the HEXACO model as
a proxy for assessing the core features of the Dark Tetrad in large-scale
studies where measuring both basic and dark personality traits is not
feasible.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	COBISS.ID=84174601
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Dark Tetrad, HEXACO, Big Five, Honesty-Humility, Agreeableness
Research Department:	Welfare Economics
Depositing User:	Jelena Banovic
Date Deposited:	26 Jan 2023 17:25
Last Modified:	09 Feb 2023 13:52
URI:	http://35.240.28.64/id/eprint/1874
Author Links:	[error in script] No links available.

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