Differential Eating Behavior Patterns among the Dark Triad

There is little extant empirical literature examining the associations between Dark Triad (DT: Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy) and eating behaviors. The current study (n = 361) investigated the associations between Dark Triad and restrained eating, uncontrolled eating, and emotional e...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2022-06, Vol.19 (12), p.7062
Main Authors: Shi, Liping, Sun, Shijin, Geng, Yaoguo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anorexia
Antisocial personality disorder
Bulimia
Eating
Eating behavior
Eating disorders
Emotional behavior
Gender differences
Impulsivity
Likert scale
Narcissism
Personality traits
Psychopathy
Questionnaires
Sex differences
Sexual behavior
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Summary:There is little extant empirical literature examining the associations between Dark Triad (DT: Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy) and eating behaviors. The current study (n = 361) investigated the associations between Dark Triad and restrained eating, uncontrolled eating, and emotional eating in a sample drawn from the general population. The results from the study indicate that (a) despite expected sex differences in narcissism and primary psychopathy, no sex differences were found in Machiavellianism, secondary psychopathy, and eating behaviors; (b) among women, Machiavellianism was a protective factor against uncontrolled eating behaviors; (c) the sex of the participant moderated the narcissism–uncontrolled eating behaviors and narcissism–emotional eating behaviors relationships, with the negative correlation being stronger for men than that for women; (d) secondary psychopathy, rather than primary psychopathy, was associated with higher uncontrolled eating behaviors in both sexes, and associated with higher emotional eating behaviors for men only. The implication of these findings are interpreted and discussed.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph19127062