Work, live, love: how dark triad traits are percevied in different situations of possible interaction

The dark triad, as a constellation of the three traits of Machiavellianism, Narcissism, and Psychopathy, is one of the most studied problems in the recent decade. A large amount of studies are devoted to the study of the associations of the traits of the Dark Triad with other personality characteristics. However, in the socio-psychological context, this phenomenon is few studied. This study attempted to reveal how persons with different levels of Machiavellianism, Narcissism, and Psychopathy are perceived in connection with various situations of interaction. The study involved 62 undergraduate students aged 18 to 25 years. An intragroup plan with sequential measurements was used. Respondents were asked to express their attitude to six descriptions of people with high and low severity of each property in situations: date, joint project, and a rental apartment. As a result, it was found that subjects with high Machiavellianism and Psychopathy are negatively evaluated similarly, regardless of the situation of interaction. Respondents prefer subjects with high Narcissism more in situations of romantic and educational partnership.