@article{ref1,
title="The Dark Triad: beyond a 'male' mating strategy",
journal="Personality and individual differences",
year="2014",
author="Carter, Gregory Louis and Campbell, Anne C. and Muncer, Steven",
volume="56",
number="",
pages="159-164",
abstract="The Dark Triad (DT: sub-clinical narcissism, Machiavellianism and psychopathy) is argued to facilitate a male short-term mating strategy. The trait constellation in women and its potential adaptive benefits has received less attention. We examined the prevalence and correlates of DT in a large community sample (N = 899). Despite finding expected sex differences in Sensation-seeking, Competitiveness, strength of sexual motivation, recreational sex behaviors and neuroticism, we found no sex difference in DT scores. Furthermore, within-sex multiple regressions identified the same predictors of DT score with similar weightings. Moderation analysis confirmed regression equations did not differ by sex. We propose that focus on DT as a male adaptation to short-term mating has been overstated and that men's greater preference for casual sexual encounters is not explained by DT traits.<p />",
language="en",
issn="0191-8869",
doi="10.1016/j.paid.2013.09.001",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2013.09.001"
}