Relationship Between Dark Triad Personality And Aggersion Among Cyclic And Acyclic Sports

Abstract

The Dark Triad consists of three personality traits: Machiavellianism, Narcissism, and Psychopathy, which have been linked to various negative behaviors and outcomes in interpersonal relationships and organizational settings. This study aims to investigate how the Dark Triads influence on aggression between cyclic and acyclic sports players. The sample consisted of 400 athletes (200 from each sport discipline) who competed in inter-collegiate tournaments organized by Manonmaniam Sundaranar University in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India, during the academic year 2022-23. The participants were assessed for the Dark Triad and aggression using two scales: the Jones and Paulhus (2013) dark trait version, which measured the dark qualities, and the Makarowski Sports Aggression Scale (2021), which measured their aggression. To find out the significant difference was assessed using the Pearson correlation. The level of p<.05 was considered significant. Machiavellianism and psychopathy were the most significant variables contributing to the first canonical root in the dark personality set. Additionally, accomplishment and reputation at work are valued. In the dark personality set, narcissism and psychopathy were associated with the second canonical root. While creativity and accomplishment were inversely connected with machiavellianism and psychopathy, narcissism was favorably related to aggression.