Regarding the relationship between the Dark Triad and social isolation due to COVID-19, Triverti et al. (2021) find that Machiavellianism and psychopathy show negative correlations with health behaviors (Doerfler et al., 2021). Furthermore, this personality is associated with situations in which people experienced isolation as if nothing was happening, not complying with health and social isolation recommendations during the COVID19 pandemic (Chávez-Ventura et al., 2022).
The objective of this work was directed to find differences in the Dark Triad, between people who were in social isolation and those who were not, as well as differences in those who had problems with their partner, during social isolation.
After informed consent was obtained, 500 participants collaborated voluntarily, anonymously and confidentially, of which 261 were men and 239 women, of legal age and residents of Mexico City, with an age range of 18 to 78 years (M= 39.68; SD 15), most of them married. The dark personality triad scale made up of 27 items was used in its short version SD3 (Jones & Paul, 2013). In addition, a closed questionnaire was used to assess social isolation (if you were in social isolation, level of impact of isolation on your daily life, problems in your relationship with your partner during isolation).
Results show there were differences in the psychopathy factor between people who were in isolation and those who were not (t=3.99; p=.000), with a higher mean for those who were not in social isolation. Finally, significant differences were found in Psychopathy (t=8.0; p=.000), Machiavellianism (t=8.78; p=.000) and Narcissism (t=4.67; p=.000), showing that people with these traits presented more problems in their relationships during isolation.
In conclusion, lack of empathy, manipulation and control could increase, affecting the mental and emotional health of people who were in relationships with individuals who have these traits (PAPIIT IN301825).