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. 2020 Jul 27;8:e9620. doi: 10.7717/peerj.9620

Table 2. Results from the t-tests for each Dark Triad character trait for sociosexuality.

The black numbers indicate significant results.

Dark Trait Dark Profile Behavior Attitude Desire Global Sociosexual Orientation
t p Cohen’s d t p Cohen’s d t p Cohen’s d t p Cohen’s d
Machiavellianism MNP vs. mNP 1.93 .06 0.43 1.74 .08 0.39 1.32 .19 0.29 2.17 < .05 0.48
MNp vs. mNp 0.84 .41 0.19 0.57 .57 0.13 0.14 .89 0.03 0.64 .52 0.15
MnP vs. mnP 0.87 .39 0.23 0.88 .38 0.24 1.50 .14 0.40 1.39 .17 0.37
Mnp vs. mnp 3.03 < .01 0.64 2.15 < .05 0.45 2.23 < .05 0.47 3.04 <. 01 0.64
Narcissism MNP vs. MnP 2.31 < .05 0.46 1.36 .18 0.27 0.71 .48 0.14 1.86 .07 0.37
MNp vs. Mnp −1.02 .31 −0.28 −0.05 .96 −0.01 0.59 .56 0.16 −0.16 .56 −0.04
mNP vs. mnP 0.29 .77 0.10 0.08 .94 0.03 0.61 .55 0.20 0.26 .70 0.13
mNp vs. mnp 0.83 .41 0.16 2.00 < .05 0.38 3.51 < .001 0.66 2.75 <. 01 0.52
Psychopathy MNP vs. MNp 1.88 .06 0.38 2.35 < .05 0.48 1.72 .09 0.35 2.63 < .05 0.54
MnP vs. Mnp −1.42 .16 −0.38 0.76 .45 0.20 1.30 .20 0.35 0.48 .63 0.13
mNP vs. mNp 0.16 .87 0.04 0.45 .64 0.12 0.09 .93 0.02 0.31 .76 0.08
mnP vs. mnp 0.49 .62 0.10 2.07 < .05 0.43 2.07 < .05 0.44 2.11 < .05 0.44

Notes.

M/m
high/low Machiavellianism
N/n
high/low narcissism
P/p
high/low
MNP
maleficent
MNp
manipulative narcissistic
MnP
anti-social
Mnp
Machiavellian
mNP
psychopathic narcissistic
mNp
narcissistic
mnP
psychopathic
mnp
benevolent