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→On average, women are attracted to the Dark Triad—narcissism, manipulativeness, & psychopathy
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<span style="font-size:125%">'''Discussion:'''</span> | <span style="font-size:125%">'''Discussion:'''</span> | ||
What needs to be kept in mind with such sensitive topics is that women may ''downplay'' their attraction to men scoring high in dark triad traits as such [[Female subordination and submissiveness|desires]] contradict laws that prohibit violence as well as [[feminism|feminist]] ideals ([[social desirability bias]]). | What needs to be kept in mind with such sensitive topics is that women may ''downplay'' their attraction to men scoring high in dark triad traits as such [[Female subordination and submissiveness|desires]] contradict laws that prohibit violence as well as [[feminism|feminist]] ideals that women should be men's equals rather than submitting to and desiring their power ([[social desirability bias]]). Hence, women may feel an even stronger attraction to such men than they like to admit. | ||
A basis for such preferences on part of women can possibly be found in evolutionary biology as low empathy and cruelty may have helped outcompeting other men, or even killing others for access to resources (Kruger & Fitzgerald 2011), hence psychopathy in men and women's attraction to it may have co-evolved as a [[Reproductive success|reproductive strategy]] (Gervais 2018). | A basis for such preferences on part of women can possibly be found in evolutionary biology as low empathy and cruelty may have helped outcompeting other men, or even killing others for access to resources (Kruger & Fitzgerald 2011), hence psychopathy in men and women's attraction to it may have co-evolved as a [[Reproductive success|reproductive strategy]] (Gervais 2018). | ||