TY - JOUR
T1 - Liar liar pants on fire : cheater strategies linked to the Dark Triad
AU - Baughman, Holly M.
AU - Jonason, Peter K.
AU - Lyons, Minna
AU - Vernon, Philip A.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - The present study (N= 462) examined the relationship between the Dark Triad traits (i.e., narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy) and deception in domain-general and domain-specific contexts. As predicted, psychopathy and Machiavellianism were linked to the propensity to lie in different contexts, including mating and academic dishonesty. Psychopathy was related to experiencing more positive emotions associated with lying and Machiavellianism was associated with increased amount of cognitive effort associated with deception. Sex differences in deception were partially mediated by individual differences in the Dark Triad traits. Our findings have important implications for the interpersonal strategies employed by those high on the Dark Triad.
AB - The present study (N= 462) examined the relationship between the Dark Triad traits (i.e., narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy) and deception in domain-general and domain-specific contexts. As predicted, psychopathy and Machiavellianism were linked to the propensity to lie in different contexts, including mating and academic dishonesty. Psychopathy was related to experiencing more positive emotions associated with lying and Machiavellianism was associated with increased amount of cognitive effort associated with deception. Sex differences in deception were partially mediated by individual differences in the Dark Triad traits. Our findings have important implications for the interpersonal strategies employed by those high on the Dark Triad.
UR - http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/564462
U2 - 10.1016/j.paid.2014.07.019
DO - 10.1016/j.paid.2014.07.019
M3 - Article
SN - 0191-8869
VL - 71
SP - 35
EP - 38
JO - Personality and Individual Differences
JF - Personality and Individual Differences
ER -