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Civic Engagement and Personality

Associations with the Big Five and the Dark Triad

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ID15512935
AuthorsPilar Rico-Bordera (0000-0002-2157-2468, Universitat de Miguel Hernández d'Elx), José A Piqueras (0000-0002-3604-5441, Universitat de Miguel Hernández d'Elx, corresponding author), Victoria Soto‐sanz (0000-0003-2918-6905, Universitat de Miguel Hernández d'Elx), Tíscar Rodríguez-Jiménez (0000-0001-9396-253X, Universidad de Zaragoza), Juan C Marzo (0000-0003-4284-6744, Universitat de Miguel Hernández d'Elx), Manuel Galán (0000-0003-4730-0695, Universidad Católica de Murcia), David Pineda (0000-0001-5710-1636, Universitat de Miguel Hernández d'Elx)
Year2023
Volume20
Issue3
Pages2126-2126
Publication date2023-01-24
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph20032126
PMID36767493
OpenAlexW4317930582
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited56

Several studies have analyzed the relationship between general personality traits and attitudes and behaviors, indicating that a person is more committed to the community. After raising the question of whether malevolent traits might also be related, the aim was to analyze the relationship between civic engagement and personality, delving into the contribution of the Dark Triad (narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy) and controlling for the association with the Big Five. The Civic Engagement Questionnaire, the Short Dark Triad, and the Big Five Inventory-10 were administered to 1175 Spanish students (convenience sampling). After performing statistical analyses using SPSS statistical software, it was obtained that the three Dark Triad traits explained 11% of the total explained variance of civic engagement, while 19% was reached when the Big Five were included. Narcissism and openness were the factors most strongly associated with engagement. The positive relationship between narcissism and general personality traits could explain why narcissistic people have more favorable attitudes. Furthermore, people with narcissistic traits may display these attitudes for their own benefit. This study provides further evidence of how the narcissistic personality trait differs from the other two malevolent traits. Given that these traits are also associated with maladaptive behaviors, knowing all their characteristics could facilitate the design of prevention programs aimed at reducing such maladaptive behaviors

Big Five personality traits · Dark triad · Developmental psychology · Machiavellianism · Narcissism · Openness to experience · Personality · Psychopathy · Trait · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Personality Traits and Psychology · Psychology · Social Psychology

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