Dark Triad Traits, Social Position, and Personality: A Cross-Cultural Study

This research explores the Dark Triad traits in 18 cultures from Europe, America, Africa, and Asia. We examined relationships among traits, as measured by SD3, with gender, age, social status, two personality models, HEXACO Zuckerman’s alternative five factor model (AFFM). There were 10,298 participants (5,410 women 4,888 men) a mean age of 40.31 ( SD = 17.32) years old. Between 6% 16% variance was accounted culture. Men scored higher than on all three most cultures, but gender differences generally larger European countries. The relationship between dimensions is negative, largest effect size small (Psychopathy; η 2 .018). Psychopathy associated low Social Position, Narcissism high Position. In regard to Personality positively related Extraversion, negatively Conscientiousness for HEXACO, Activity Sensation Seeking, Machiavellianism are Aggressiveness Seeking AFFM.