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→Personality: Women are attracted to the Dark Triad - Narcissism, Manipulativeness, & Psychopathy
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They suggest the "Dirty Dozen" as a tool for quickly understanding and quantifying the Dark Triad: | They suggest the "Dirty Dozen" as a tool for quickly understanding and quantifying the Dark Triad: | ||
'' | # ''I tend to manipulate others to get my way.'' | ||
# I tend to lack remorse. | # ''I tend to lack remorse.'' | ||
# I tend to want others to admire me. | # ''I tend to want others to admire me.'' | ||
# I tend to be unconcerned with the morality of my actions. | # ''I tend to be unconcerned with the morality of my actions.'' | ||
# I have used deceit or lied to get my way. | # ''I have used deceit or lied to get my way.'' | ||
# I tend to be callous or insensitive. | # ''I tend to be callous or insensitive.'' | ||
# I have used flattery to get my way. | # ''I have used flattery to get my way.'' | ||
# I tend to seek prestige or status. | # ''I tend to seek prestige or status.'' | ||
# I tend to be cynical. | # ''I tend to be cynical.'' | ||
# I tend to exploit others toward my own end. | # ''I tend to exploit others toward my own end.'' | ||
# I tend to expect special favors from others. | # ''I tend to expect special favors from others.'' | ||
# I want others to pay attention to me.'' | # ''I want others to pay attention to me.'' | ||
These were the personality traits that women found most attractive. Thus it seems apparent that while personality does matter to women, it does not matter in the ways they claim. Contrary to popular claims that women just want a "nice, caring guy," in actual fact, they are most sexually attracted and aroused by the exact opposite - narcissistic, manipulative, and psychopathic men. | These were the personality traits that women found most attractive. Thus it seems apparent that while personality does matter to women, it does not matter in the ways they claim. Contrary to popular claims that women just want a "nice, caring guy," in actual fact, they are most sexually attracted and aroused by the exact opposite - narcissistic, manipulative, and psychopathic men. | ||
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* To explore the attractiveness of the DT personality to the other sex, 128 women rated created (male) characters designed to capture high DT facets of personality or a control personality. | * ''To explore the attractiveness of the DT personality to the other sex, 128 women rated created (male) characters designed to capture high DT facets of personality or a control personality. '' | ||
* Physicality was held constant. | * ''Physicality was held constant.'' | ||
* Women rated the high DT character as significantly more attractive. | * ''Women rated the high DT character as significantly more attractive. '' | ||
* Psychopathic traits (lack of morality; interpersonal hostility) are beneficial to a short-term strategy and are correlated with unrestricted pattern of sexual behaviour. | * ''Psychopathic traits (lack of morality; interpersonal hostility) are beneficial to a short-term strategy and are correlated with unrestricted pattern of sexual behaviour.'' | ||
* The results of our study demonstrate that the Dark Triad male personality is attractive to women and this effect is not mediated by these men’s greater perceived Extraversion or Neuroticism. | * ''The results of our study demonstrate that the Dark Triad male personality is attractive to women and this effect is not mediated by these men’s greater perceived Extraversion or Neuroticism.'' | ||
'''Reference''': | '''Reference''': | ||