Cogniciones en el lado oscuro: desconexión moral, tríada oscura y conducta antisocial en adolescentes

  1. María Patricia Navas 1
  2. Laura Férriz 1
  3. Olalla Cutrín 1
  4. Lorena Maneiro 1
  5. Xosé Antón Gómez Fraguela 1
  6. Jorge Sobral 1
  1. 1 Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
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    Universidade de Santiago de Compostela

    Santiago de Compostela, España

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Journal:
Revista Latinoamericana de Psicología

ISSN: 0120-0534

Year of publication: 2020

Volume: 52

Issue: 0

Pages: 131-140

Type: Article

DOI: 10.14349/RLP.2020.V52.13 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openDialnet editor

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Abstract

Within the context of a recent research tradition, certain psychological traits related to various socially reprehensible behaviors have been grouped under the name of «Dark Factor or dark side of personality.» In this context, this paper studies the common variance that could exist between the three components of the Dark Triad construct (Machiavellianism, Narcissism and Psychopathy) and the constituent cognitive processes of Moral Disengagement construct, in order to relate them to the antisocial behavior of a sample composed of 800 adolescents (M = 15.36, SD = .99; 50.1 % boys). Exploratory factor analysis suggested retaining four factors using Horn Parallel Analysis. These factors were subjected to a bifactorial rotation in the exploratory context, and their fit indices were adequate χ² (1219.42, 737) = 1.65 p <.05; RMSEA = .03 [.01, .05]; CFI = .98. The confirmatory factor analysis of this bifactorial model to represent the dark side obtained optimal fit indices χ² (392.38, 150) = 2.61 p <.05; RMSEA = .04 [.04, .05]; CFI = .95; similar for boys and girls. The results of the structural equation model indicated that the “dark side”, understood here as the common characteristics of the Dark Triad and Moral Disengagement, is directly and intensely related to antisocial behaviors in girls (β = .57, p < .001) and boys (β = .54, p < .001). Finally, the implications of these results for the prevention of a wide range of antisocial behaviors in adolescents are discussed.

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