Sociosexuality as a Moderator of Assortative Mating in the Dark Triad

Cilj ovoga rada bio je istražiti asortativno uparivanje za crte tamne trijade i ukupan rezultat na mjeri tamne trijade Prljavih dvanaest. Dodatno, svrha rada bila je ispitati koji mehanizmi se nalaze u podlozi asortativnoga uparivanja: inicijalno uparivanje ili konvergencija te aktivno uparivanje ili socijalna homogamija. Također, cilj rada bio je istražiti moderatorski efekt socioseksualnosti na disortativnost u crtama tamne trijade i u ukupnome rezultatu na mjeri tamne trijade Prljavih dvanaest. U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 205 heteroseksualnih parova. Ispitanici su imali zadatak ispuniti upitnik socioseksualnosti i mjeru tamne trijade Prljavih dvanaest. Rezultati podržavaju hipotezu o asortativnom uparivanju u tamnoj trijadi. Rezultati istraživanja također podržavaju hipoteze o inicijalnom i aktivnom uparivanju u tamnoj trijadi. Provedena je regresijska analiza u svrhu ispitivanja moderatorskoga efekta socioseksualnosti na disortativnost u mjerama tamne trijade. Ispostavilo se da je samo socioseksualnost muškaraca povezana s disortativnosti u ukupnom rezultatu na mjeri tamne trijade Prljavih dvanaest.The aim of this study was to assess assortative mating for Dark Triad traits and the total score of the Dark Triad measure known as Dirty Dozen. In addition, the goal of the study was to examine which mechanisms are in the basis of assortative mating: initial mating or convergence, active mating or social homogamy. The additional aim was to explore a moderator effect of sociosexuality on both disassortativeness in the Dark Triad traits and the total score of the Dirty Dozen questionnaire. 205 heterosexual couples have participated in the study. The participants were asked to fill in the Dirty Dozen and sociosexuality questionnaire. The results supported the hypothesis about assortative mating in the Dark Triad. The results also supported the hypothesis about initial and active assortment. Regression analysis was carried for the purpose of exploring moderator effect of sociosexuality on disassortativeness in the Dark Triad measures. It turned out that only male sociosexuality has been related to dissortativeness in the total score of the Dirty Dozen measure