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Dark triad personalities, self-control, and antisocial/criminal outcomes in Youth
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Abstract(s)
The Dark Triad composed of psychopathy, Machiavellianism,
and narcissism, and also self-control are consistently related to
antisocial and criminal externalizing outcomes. In the present
study, we examined whether self-control mediates the relationships between the Dark Triad and delinquency, conduct disorder, and crime seriousness outcomes. The sample consisted of
567 adolescents (M = 15.91 years, SD = 0.99 years, range = 14–
18 years) from Portugal. Self-control mediated the association
between psychopathy and Machiavellianism (but not narcissism) and self-reported juvenile delinquency, conduct disorder
symptoms, and crime seriousness. One reason antisocial/criminal behaviors are common in those characterized by psychopathy and Machiavellianism relates to their deficits in selfcontrol as suggested by general theories. Within the nomological network of dark traits, narcissism appears to have enduring
and unmediated associations with externalizing features and
conduct problems. Our findings add to the literature modeling
the Dark Triad along with self-control to elucidate its contributions to antisocial/criminal outcomes in youth.
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Keywords
Conduct disorder Dark triad Juvenile delinquency Selfcontrol Youth
Citation
Pechorro, P., DeLisi, M., Gonçalves, R. A., Braga, T., & Maroco, J. (2021). Dark Triad Personalities, Self-control, and Antisocial/Criminal Outcomes in Youth. Journal of Forensic Psychology Research & Practice, 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1080/24732850.2021.2013356
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Routledge