Self-perceived, Perceived and Desired Similarity on Dark Triad Traits and Moderator Effect of Core Self-evaluations

Cilj ovog rada bio je ispitati sličnosti (razlike) između samoprocjena, procjena trenutnog i idealnog partnera na crtama tamne trijade te moderatorski efekt temeljnih samoevaluacija na dobivene sličnosti (razlike) putem pristupa usmjerenog na varijable i pristupa usmjerenog na parove. U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 592 sudionika u dobi između 18 i 50 godina čija je prosječna duljina trajanja ljubavne veze iznosila 52.39 mjeseci. Koristeći pristup usmjeren na varijable utvrđeno je umjereno uparivanje prema sličnosti za sve crte tamne trijade, što upućuje da je sličnost važnija od komplementarnosti. Utvrđena je i željena sličnost s idealnim partnerom za sve crte tamne trijade. Nadalje, dobivena je veća željena nego percipirana sličnost za sve crte tamne trijade što implicira da se preferencije ljudi razlikuju od izbora stvarnog partnera. U okviru pristupa usmjerenog na varijable utvrđeno je da sudionici žele da njihov idealni partner ima niže razine makijavelizma i psihopatije, a više razine narcizma od njih i njihovog trenutnog partnera što ukazuje da je narcizam najprivlačnija crta tamne trijade. Nadalje, utvrđeno je da žene ostvaruju niže rezultate na samoprocjenama svih crta tamne trijade od muškaraca, niže rezultate za procjene idealnog partnera na psihopatiji i makijavelizmu, ali se ne razlikuju od muškaraca za procjene trenutnog partnera na psihopatiji i makijavelizmu. Muškarci ostvaruju niže rezultate od žena za procjene trenutnog partnera na narcizmu, ali se ne razlikuju od žena za procjene idealnog partnera na narcizmu. Moderatorski efekt temeljnih samoevaluacija na razlike između samoprocjene, procjene trenutnog i idealnog partnera dobiven je kod žena (ne i kod muškaraca) za psihopatiju i narcizam samo u okviru pristupa usmjerenog na parove.The aim of this study was to examine similarity (and dissimilarity) between self-reports, reports of actual and ideal partner on the Dark Triad (DT) traits and moderator effect of core self-evaluations on similarity (disimilarity) using variable-centered (VCA) and couple-centered approach (CCA). The study involved 592 participants aged between 18 and 50 whose averaged relationship length was 52.39 months. Using VCA, the results supported moderate perceived similarity for all Dark Triad traits which implies that similarity is more important than complementarity. Additionally, the results showed that participants also desired similarity in the Dark Triad traits with their ideal partner. Moreover, the results also supported higher desired than perceived similarity on the Dark Triad traits which implies that people's preferences differ from actual partner choice. Using VCA, the results showed that participants preferred their ideal partner to have lower scores on psychopathy and Machiavellianism, but higher scores on narcissism which suggests that narcissism is the most attractive Dark Triad trait. Additionally, women had lower scores on self-reports on all Dark Triad traits than men had, lower scores for reported ideal partners' psychopathy and Machiavellianism, but they didn't differ from men for reported actual partners' psychopathy and Machiavellianism. Men had lower scores than women on actual partners' reports of narcissism, but men and women didn't differ for reported ideal partners' narcissism. Moderation effect of core self-evaluations on the differences between self-reports, reports of actual and ideal partner was obtained for women (but not for men) for psychopathy and narcissism only using CCA