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Dark triad, risk propensity and interpersonal relationship satisfaction in clients with substance use disorder
Rida Irfan1, Sara Latif1, Naheed Noor1
1Department of Riphah Institute of Clinical and Professional Psychology, Riphah International University, Lahore Campus, Pakistan.
Objective:
To examine the relationship of drug addicts with personality triad, risk propensity and interpersonal relationship satisfaction.
Methods:
The correlational study was conducted from September 2019 to February 2020 in different hospitals of Lahore, Pakistan, and comprised male drug addicts aged 18-30 years. Data was collected using the Dark Triad of Personalityscale, the Risk Propensity Scale and the Interpersonal Relationship Satisfaction Scale. Data was analysed using SPSS 21.
Results:
There were 100 men with a mean age of 25.03±3.82 years.
Conclusions:
Dark triad and risk propensity significantly predicted interpersonal relationship satisfaction, while narcissism did not predict interpersonal relationship satisfaction.
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