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Cassidy Trahair1, Rachel A Plouffe2, Christopher Marcin Kowalski3
1Department of Psychology, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
Abstract:
Investigations of the Dark Triad traits and trait emotional intelligence (EI) have not closely examined potentially meaningful relationships among these traits at the facet level. The goal of this study was to examine these associations in greater detail by assessing the relationships between factors of trait EI and facets of the Dark Triad traits. Participants included 406 university students (M = 21.38 years, SD = 5.32). Results showed that the facets of the Dark Triad differed in the direction and strength of their relationships with the facets of EI, thereby providing a more in-depth interpretation of relationships between the constructs.
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