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Differential Eating Behavior Patterns among the Dark Triad.

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There is little extant empirical literature examining the associations between Dark Triad (DT: Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy) and eating behaviors. The current study ( = 361) investigated the associations between Dark Triad and restrained eating, uncontrolled eating, and emotional eating in a sample drawn from the general population. The results from the study indicate that (a) despite expected sex differences in narcissism and primary psychopathy, no sex differences were found in Machiavellianism, secondary psychopathy, and eating behaviors; (b) among women, Machiavellianism was a protective factor against uncontrolled eating behaviors; (c) the sex of the participant moderated the narcissism-uncontrolled eating behaviors and narcissism-emotional eating behaviors relationships, with the negative correlation being stronger for men than that for women; (d) secondary psychopathy, rather than primary psychopathy, was associated with higher uncontrolled eating behaviors in both sexes, and associated with higher emotional eating behaviors for men only. The implication of these findings are interpreted and discussed.

Year of Publication
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2022
Journal
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International journal of environmental research and public health
Volume
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19
Issue
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12
Date Published
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2022
ISSN Number
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1661-7827
URL
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https://www.mdpi.com/resolver?pii=ijerph19127062
DOI
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10.3390/ijerph19127062
Short Title
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Int J Environ Res Public Health
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