Outsiders in the moral domain: The dark core of personality and moral foundations
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https://doi.org/10.21827/ijpp.11.42442Keywords:
dark triad, dark core, psychopathy, narcissism, Machiavellianism, moral foundationsAbstract
This study is about the relationship between the general dark triad factor and the five moral foundations (care/harm, fairness/reciprocity, ingroup/loyalty, respect/authority, and purity/sanctity). Participants (N = 723) provided ratings on the Dirty Dozen Dark Triad (DDDT) and on the Moral Foundations Questionnaire (MFQ).. A structural validity and reliability test was carried out for the constructs and a structural equation was modeled, relating the general dark triad factor to the moral foundations. The results gave adequate fits for the dark triad, for moral foundations, and for the integrated model, obtaining negative and significant relationships between the general dark triad factor and all of the five moral foundations. It is concluded that there is a negative and statistically significant correlation between each of the moral foundations and the general dark triad factor.
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