Shrouded in the Veil of Darkness: Machiavellians but not narcissists and psychopaths profit from darker weather in courtship

被引：5

作者：

Rauthmann, John F. ^{[1
]}

Kappes, Marlit ^{[1
]}

Lanzinger, Johannes ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Humboldt Univ, Dept Psychol, Rudower Chaussee 18, D-12489 Berlin, Germany

[2] Leopold Franzens Univ Innsbruck, Dept Psychol, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria

来源：

PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES | 2014年 / 67卷

关键词：

Dark Triad; Narcissism; Machiavellianism; Psychopathy; Courtship; Mating; Weather; Veil of Darkness; TERM MATING STRATEGY; TRIAD; PERSONALITY; ATTRACTIVENESS; EVOLUTIONARY; SIMILARITIES; PREFERENCES; SELECTION; TRAITS;

D O I：

10.1016/j.paid.2014.01.020

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

We proposed in the "Veil of Darkness" hypothesis that dark personalities (narcissists, Machiavellians, psychopaths) profit from conditions of less illumination where they can better manipulate others. As an initial test of this hypothesis in the domain of mating, we predicted that male dark personalities should be more successful in their courtship during dark/cloudy rather than bright/sunny weather. In a large naturalistic field-study, 59 men romantically advanced 1395 women on the street, while they were unobtrusively followed by confederate observers. We thus obtained ratings from men, women, and observers on women's reactions to men's advances. Machiavellians, but not narcissists and psychopaths, elicited more positive reactions from women during cloudy weather. This effect was mediated by Machiavellian men's assuredness. We discuss different mechanisms that may constitute the observed Veil of Darkness effect for Machiavellianism. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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页码：57 / 63

页数：7