Abstract

MONTEIRO, Renan P. et al. The core of the dark triad predict environmentalism through social dominance orientation. Cienc. Psicol. [online]. 2023, vol.17, n.2, e2891.  Epub Dec 01, 2023. ISSN 1688-4094.  https://doi.org/10.22235/cp.v17i2.2891.

The present study aimed to verify the mediating role of social dominance orientation in the relationship between the core of the dark triad and environmentalism. Participants were 305 people aged between 18 and 77 years old (Mage = 26.4; SDage = 11.25; 59.7 % women). The results indicated that among the 8 personality traits analyzed, considering the Big Five and Dark Triad models, only psychopathy was correlated with environmentalism, which was moderately correlated with social dominance orientation. Considering that the three dark traits shared empathic deficits, low agreeableness and honesty/humility, the effect of the dark triad core was tested for the prediction of environmentalism, observing direct effects. However, such direct effects did not remain statistically significant with the inclusion of social dominance orientation, configuring a complete mediation, since the dark core indirectly predicted environmentalism. Therefore, it is observed that social dominance orientation works as a mechanism that allows people with dark traits not to worry about the environment, exploiting it for their own benefit.

Keywords : environmentalism; personality; dark triad; social dominance orientation.

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