Who cheats? An examination of light and dark personality traits as predictors of infidelity

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buir.contributor.authorSakman, Ezgi
dc.citation.epage110126-6en_US
dc.citation.spage110126-1en_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber164en_US
dc.contributor.authorSevi, B.
dc.contributor.authorUrgancı, B.
dc.contributor.authorSakman, Ezgi
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-05T07:39:38Z
dc.date.available2021-03-05T07:39:38Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.departmentDepartment of Psychologyen_US
dc.description.abstractActs of infidelity are violations of the exclusivity norm of close relationships, and some individuals engage in infidelity more than others. Previous studies show that individuals high in the Dark Triad, the malevolent side of personality, are more likely to engage in infidelity, however not much is known regarding the relationship of infidelity and benevolent personality traits, the Light Triad. This study (N = 309) aimed to examine the relations between dark and light side of personality traits and infidelity. Two separate regression analyses were conducted using the Dark Triad and the Light Triad as predictors of infidelity attitudes and infidelity behaviors. The results showed that psychopathy and Kantianism were significant predictors of infidelity attitudes, while only psychopathy emerged as the significant predictor of infidelity behaviors. The findings where the Dark and the Light Triad were simultaneously modeled shows that dark and light personality traits are separate constructs uniquely predicting infidelity attituded and for infidelity behaviors the malevolent may have more predictive power than the benevolent.en_US
dc.embargo.release2022-10-01
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.paid.2020.110126en_US
dc.identifier.issn0191-8869
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11693/75818
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.relation.isversionofhttps://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2020.110126en_US
dc.source.titlePersonality and Individual Differencesen_US
dc.subjectInfidelityen_US
dc.subjectDark triaden_US
dc.subjectLight triaden_US
dc.titleWho cheats? An examination of light and dark personality traits as predictors of infidelityen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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