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¹School of Behavioural and Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University, Strathfield, NSW, Australia.

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Machiavellianism is weakly linked to intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration, particularly cyber, psychological, and sexual forms. This relationship did not differ significantly between genders.

Keywords:

Dark Triad Machiavellianism domestic violence intimate partner violence meta-analysis

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Psychology
Criminology
Social Sciences

Background:

Machiavellianism, a personality trait characterized by manipulation and exploitation, is theorized to correlate with antisocial behaviors.
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a significant public health issue with complex underlying factors.

Purpose of the Study:

To systematically review and meta-analyze the relationship between Machiavellianism and intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration.
To explore variations in this relationship based on IPV type (physical, psychological, sexual, cyber) and perpetrator gender.

Main Methods:

Systematic searches of major academic databases (Medline Complete, PsycInfo, Scopus, Web of Science).
Inclusion of 19 peer-reviewed studies (N=9,464) meeting specific criteria for Machiavellianism and IPV measures.
Random-effects meta-analysis to estimate the overall correlation and subgroup analyses for IPV types and gender.

Main Results:

A significant, weak, positive correlation was found between Machiavellianism and overall IPV perpetration (r=.16).
Significant weak positive relationships were observed for cyber (r=.25), psychological (r=.20), and sexual IPV (r=.10), but not physical IPV.
No significant differences in the strength of the relationship were found between male and female perpetrators.

Conclusions:

Machiavellianism is associated with a higher likelihood of perpetrating certain forms of intimate partner violence.
Findings highlight the importance of considering personality traits in understanding and potentially preventing IPV.
Future research should investigate causal pathways and interventions informed by these personality-trait associations.