What do sadists value? Is honesty-humility an intermediary?: Replicating and extending findings on the link between values and “dark” personalities

Anjana Balakrishnan; Rachel A. Plouffe; Donald H. Saklofske

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2016.12.055

What do sadists value? Is honesty-humility an intermediary? Replicating and extending findings on the link between values and “dark” personalities

Anjana Balakrishnan (Lead / Corresponding author)
, Rachel A. Plouffe
, Donald H. Saklofske

Psychology

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Abstract

This study examined the relationship of the Dark Tetrad with core values, and the role of honesty-humility as a moderator of the “dark” personality-core values link. A sample of 183 participants (57 male, 126 female; M_age = 18.39 years, SD = 1.12) completed an online survey assessing the Dark Tetrad, the 10 values from the Schwartz Value Typology, and honesty-humility from the HEXACO. Several Dark Triad-core value correlations were replicated. Furthermore, some of the predicted links between sadism and values were also corroborated using both novel and established sadism measures. The moderating role of honesty-humility on the link between each Dark Tetrad member and aggregated core values was explored. Honesty-humility moderated only the following relationships: psychopathy and Self-Enhancement Plus Openness to Change values, and narcissism and Self-Enhancement Plus Openness to Change values. These findings contribute to understanding how personality traits and values describe people's behaviour in interpersonal contexts.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	142-147
Number of pages	6
Journal	Personality and Individual Differences
Volume	109
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2016.12.055
Publication status	Published - 15 Apr 2017

Keywords

Dark Triad
Honesty-humility
Personality
Sadism
Values

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Psychology

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What do sadists value? Is honesty-humility an intermediary? Replicating and extending findings on the link between values and “dark” personalities. / Balakrishnan, Anjana (Lead / Corresponding author); Plouffe, Rachel A.; Saklofske, Donald H.
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