What's mine is mine and what¿s yours is mine: : The Dark Triad and gambling with your neighbor's money

• Autores: Daniel N. Jones
• Localización: Journal of Research in Personality, ISSN-e 1095-7251, Vol. 47, Nº. 5, 2013, págs. 563-571
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Risking other people�s money for personal gain is a growing problem. Three traits (termed the Dark Triad) predicted selfish financial behavior: (a) reckless psychopathy, and (b) overconfident narcissism, and (c) strategic Machiavellianism. Participants in Study 1 completed Dark Triad measures and were randomly assigned to gamble with their own bonus or a bonus belonging to the next participant. Psychopathy correlated with gambling with someone else�s money, but not one�s own money, in a game of certain loss. Narcissism correlated with losing more of someone else�s money. Study 2 produced similar results even when participants� bonuses were untouched. Overall, psychopathy predicted gambling with someone else�s bonus, and narcissism predicted greater losses. These findings highlight differential financial consequences among the Dark Triad.