Naslov
Empathy of the devil: Sex differences in the Dark Tetrad and empathy

Autori
Wertag, Anja ; Ribar, Maja ; Sučić, Ines

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
Proceedings of the XXVII scientific conference Empirical studies in psychology / Videnović, Marina ; Filipović Đurđević, Dušica ; Živanović, Marko ; Simić, Nataša ; Stepanović Ilić, Ivana ; Damnjanović, Kaja ; Rajić, Milana - Beograd : Filozofski fakultet Univerziteta u Beogradu, 2021, 42-45

ISBN
978-86-6427-198-1

Skup
27. naučni skup Empirijska istraživanja u psihologiji = 27th Empirical Studies in Psychology Conference

Mjesto i datum
Beograd, Srbija, 13.05.2021. - 16.05.2021

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Dark Tetrad ; empathy ; sex differences

Sažetak
The aim of this research was to examine the mediating role of different types of empathy in explaining sex differences in the Dark Tetrad traits. Data were collected online, on a convenience sample of 144 students (age: M = 22.18, SD = 2.26, 43% male). The Dark Tetrad was measured using Short Dark Triad and The Assessment of Sadistic Personality, while empathy was measured using Affective and Cognitive Measure of Empathy assessing cognitive empathy, affective resonance and affective dissonance. Mediation was examined using single model path analysis, where all four dark traits were simultaneously treated as outcome variables, and all three types of empathy as mediators in the relationship between sex and the dark traits. Sex and three types of empathy explained 10.8% of narcissism variance, 26.4% of Machiavellianism variance, 42.0% of psychopathy variance, and 70.6% of sadism variance. Affective dissonance was significant mediator of sex differences in Machiavellianism, as well as in sadism. Sex differences in psychopathy were mediated by both affective resonance and dissonance. These results further clarify sex differences in Dark Tetrad traits in terms of sex differences in empathy, highlighting specificities of each of these traits which are discussed

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Psihologija

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