학술논문
Machiavellianism and psychopathy affect sleep quality in people with affective disorders and mentally healthy individuals
Document Type
article
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Source
Frontiers in Psychology, Vol 14 (2023)
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Language
English
ISSN
1664-1078
Abstract
IntroductionDeteriorated sleep quality is a predisposing factor and symptom of affective disorders (AD). It is important to investigate factors driving the relationship between sleep and AD, such as personality traits. Previous research has shown that personality traits such as the Dark Triad personality traits (DT) narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy are associated with sleep problems and AD. The current study examined the moderating influence of the DT in the relationship between AD [versus healthy controls (HC)] and sleep quality.MethodsData of 657 individuals (267 HC, 390 AD; 483 female, 166 male, eight diverse; Mage = 34.87, SDage = 13.86) were collected in an online survey, which administered the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and the Short Dark Triad questionnaire.ResultsModeration analyses controlling for age and gender revealed that Machiavellianism (b = −0.76, p