Examination of Athletes' Dark Personality Traits in Terms of Demographic Variables

The aim of this research is to determine the Dark Personality Traits levels athletes and examine differences in terms demographic variables. Triad Scale developed by Jones Paulhus (2014) adapted into Turkish Agrali-Ermis, Sahin Demirus (2018) was used as a data collection tool descriptive survey model, which one quantitative methods. sample study consists 817 determined random method. As result research; it that dark triad characteristics participants were at moderate level highest rate dimension Machiavellianism narcissism. It female had higher scores than male athletes. In addition, observed narcissism increased significantly education increased. When analysed according branches, who do team sports have both Machiavellian psychopathic personality individual sports.