Machiavellianism and sexuality: on the moderating role of biological sex

By John W. McHoskey. 2001

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

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The Dark Triad and sexual harassment proclivity (2016, background): “However, there are some indications that Machiavellianism may be related to sexual aggression (McHoskey, 2001) even though it may not explain or predict it (Champion, 2002).”
How the Dark Triad traits predict relationship choices (2012, background): “Last, although prior work has linked Machiavellianism with a shortterm mating style (McHoskey, 2001), more sophisticated analyses controlling for the shared correlation with psychopathy has revealed that Machiavellianism might not be central to predicting short-term mating (Jonason et al.”
Big Five Traits Related to Short-Term Mating: From Personality to Promiscuity across 46 Nations (2008, background): “Low agreeableness and low conscientiousness have been linked with social dominance and antisocial tendencies (Paulhus and Williams, 2002; Wiebe, 2004)—tendencies that may serve as key factors in turning short-term mating desires into short-term mating behavior (Aromaeki, Lindman, and Eriksson, 2002;”
The Dark Triad personality: Attractiveness to women (2014, background): “Men score higher than women on Machiavellian traits (Lee & Ashton, 2005; McHoskey, 2001b).”
The dark side of love and life satisfaction: Associations with intimate relationships, psychopathy and Machiavellianism (2010, background): “…such as cheating, divulging intimate sexual secrets to others, feigning love, inducing intoxication to secure sex and an endorsement of using sexual force (Jonason, Li, Webster, & Schmitt, 2009; McHoskey, 2001), though these effects seem to be attenuated or absent in females (McHoskey, 2001).”
Inferring Sexually Deviant Behavior From Corresponding Fantasies (2009, background): “These results are congruent with the few previous nonoffender studies, regardless of whether sexually deviant behavior is measured via self-reports of actual behavior (e.g., McCollaum & Lester, 1994) or willingness to commit such acts (e.g., Greendlinger & Byrne, 1987; Smeaton & Byrne, 1987).”
Four shades of sexual fantasies linked to the Dark Triad (2014, background): “It is important to address the point that although earlier research suggests a link between Machiavellianism and sexuality (McHoskey, 2001), this work did not include narcissism and psychopathy, which is an essential inclusion given the considerable overlap between these traits (McHoskey, Worzel, &…”
The Evolution of Culturally-Variable Sex Differences: Men and Women Are Not Always Different, but When They Are…It Appears Not to Result from Patriarchy or Sex Role Socialization (2015, background): “Dark Triad Personality Traits Several studies have found sex differences in Dark Triad personality traits, with men typically scoring higher in Machiavellianism, Narcissism, and psychopathy (Foster et al. 2003; Jonason et al. 2009; McHoskey 2001).”
Differential infidelity patterns among the Dark Triad (2014, background): “Machiavellian individuals are prone to infidelity (McHoskey, 2001), but should use caution in how they execute affairs.”
The Antihero in Popular Culture: Life History Theory and the Dark Triad Personality Traits (2012, background): “In romantic relationships, high Machs tend to utilize deceptive and coercive tactics (McHoskey, 2001).”
Facing a psychopath: Detecting the dark triad from emotionally-neutral faces, using prototypes from the Personality Faceaurus (2011, background): “In brief interactions, dark triad personalities—Machiavellians, narcissists, and psychopaths—can take advantage of people (McHoskey, 2001), successfully extract resources (Campbell, Bush, Brunell, & Shelton, 2005), and commit crimes (Neumann & Hare, 2008).”
The Big Five related to risky sexual behaviour across 10 world regions: differential personality associations of sexual promiscuity and relationship infidelity (2004, background): “Those with Machiavellian personalities (especially men) tend to possess permissive sexual attitudes and engage in promiscuous sex practices (McHoskey, 2001).”