The Relationships Between Facets of Emotional Intelligence and Facets of the Dark Triad

Bibliographic Data

ID21337438
AuthorsCassidy Trahair (0000-0002-1625-0843, Department of Psychology The University of Western Ontario London Ontario Canada), Rachel A Plouffe (0000-0003-0393-9008, Department of Psychology University of Dundee Dundee UK), Christopher Marcin Kowalski (0000-0002-8168-092X, Department of Psychology The University of Northern British Columbia Prince George British Columbia Canada, corresponding author), Donald H Saklofske (0000-0001-8350-1924, Department of Psychology The University of Western Ontario London Ontario Canada)
Year2025
Volume60
Issue6
Pagese70118-e70118
Publication date2025-12-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-7594 • E-ISSN: 1464-066X
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/ijop.70118
PMID41044904
OpenAlexW4414807691
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited13

Investigations of the Dark Triad traits and trait emotional intelligence (EI) have not closely examined potentially meaningful relationships among these traits at the facet level. The goal of this study was to examine these associations in greater detail by assessing the relationships between factors of trait EI and facets of the Dark Triad traits. Participants included 406 university students ( M = 21.38 years, SD = 5.32). Results showed that the facets of the Dark Triad differed in the direction and strength of their relationships with the facets of EI, thereby providing a more in‐depth interpretation of relationships between the constructs

Dark triad · Emotional intelligence · Facet (psychology) · Machiavellianism · Trait · Triad (sociology) · Emotional Intelligence and Performance · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Personality Traits and Psychology