ABSTRACT

The study of dysfunctional personality traits and psychological mechanisms related to antisocial behavior is increasingly gaining importance. In this paper we focus on the so-called Dark Constellation of the personality, analyzing Machiavellian, narcissistic, sadistic and psychopathic traits, and their relationship with moral disengagement mechanisms and with emotional intelligence. We specifically focused on the psychopathic personality to examine which studied variables can explain this personality pattern. Participants were 63 prisoners (44 men and 19 women) from three different prisons in Catalonia, Spain. Overall, correlational results indicate that dark constellation personalities are positively associated with moral disengagement and inversely associated with emotional intelligence. Dehumanization is one of the mechanisms most closely related with dark personalities. The study variables explaining psychopathic personality are the sadistic personality pattern and conversely the socio-cognitive mechanism of diffusion of responsibility and the ability to perceive emotions. Finally, the variables that appear as discriminating in extreme cases of psychopathic personality are the sadistic personality trait, and the mechanisms of dehumanization and advantageous comparisons.

摘要

对与反社会行为相关的功能失调的人格特质和心理机制的研究越来越重要。在本文中，我们重点关注所谓的人格黑暗星座，分析马基雅维利式、自恋式、虐待狂和精神病态特征，以及它们与道德脱离机制和情商的关系。我们特别关注精神病态人格，以检查哪些研究变量可以解释这种人格模式。参与者是来自西班牙加泰罗尼亚三个不同监狱的 63 名囚犯（44 名男性和 19 名女性）。总体而言，相关结果表明，黑暗星座性格与道德脱离呈正相关，与情商呈负相关。非人化是与黑暗人格最密切相关的机制之一。解释精神病态人格的研究变量是虐待狂人格模式，以及相反的责任扩散的社会认知机制和感知情绪的能力。最后，在精神变态人格的极端案例中表现出歧视性的变量是施虐人格特征，以及非人化和有利比较的机制。