1 The Dark Triad Returns: Entertainment Preferences and Anti-Social Behavior

This study was designed to examine the relationship between three personality types (narcissism, psychopathy, and machiavellianism), entertainment preferences, and anti-social behavior in an undergraduate sample (N = 356). Results showed that psychopaths engaged in the greatest amount of delinquent behavior. Psychopathy also correlated with a liking of anti-social media of various kinds: aggressive films, violent sports, internet pornography, internet hacking, and violent videogames. This entertainment preference trend was similar but weaker for machiavellians whereas narcissism correlated only with a liking of violent sports. There was a link between anti-social entertainment preferences and self-reported anti-social behavior. Furthermore, psychopathy moderated the apparent impact of violent sports activity on anti-social behavior: Playing and watching violent sports led to higher reported anti-social behavior only in psychopaths.