A Closer Look at the Sleep/Wake Habits and Dark Triad Traits
In this study, we sought to explore the association between sleep/wake habits and the Dark Triad (DT) traits. The sample consisted of 637 university students who filled out the measures of the Dark Triad, sleep quality, daytime sleepiness, and sleep timing. There was a positive relationship between...
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| description | In this study, we sought to explore the association between sleep/wake habits and the Dark Triad (DT) traits. The sample consisted of 637 university students who filled out the measures of the Dark Triad, sleep quality, daytime sleepiness, and sleep timing. There was a positive relationship between the Dark Triad composite and eveningness, and a negative relationship between the DT and circadian distinctness was observed. Psychopathy appeared as the most sleep-related DT trait, and narcissism appeared as the least sleep-related one. Psychopathy and Machiavellianism predicted bedtime prior to free days stronger than the other sleep variables. This study suggests that both sleep timing and sleep stability are influenced by higher DT traits. As sleep disturbances go along with some other comorbid mental problems, looking for the possible underlying factors such as biological markers or psychological traits is warranted. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-efbfc3596a0842e5aa1bef9af335d9a42023-11-23T15:25:24ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172022-06-011212596310.3390/app12125963A Closer Look at the Sleep/Wake Habits and Dark Triad TraitsArash Rahafar0Lisa Sophie Kalbacher1Christoph Randler2Department of Biology, Eberhard Karls University, 72076 Tuebingen, GermanyDepartment of Biology, Eberhard Karls University, 72076 Tuebingen, GermanyDepartment of Biology, Eberhard Karls University, 72076 Tuebingen, GermanyIn this study, we sought to explore the association between sleep/wake habits and the Dark Triad (DT) traits. The sample consisted of 637 university students who filled out the measures of the Dark Triad, sleep quality, daytime sleepiness, and sleep timing. There was a positive relationship between the Dark Triad composite and eveningness, and a negative relationship between the DT and circadian distinctness was observed. Psychopathy appeared as the most sleep-related DT trait, and narcissism appeared as the least sleep-related one. Psychopathy and Machiavellianism predicted bedtime prior to free days stronger than the other sleep variables. This study suggests that both sleep timing and sleep stability are influenced by higher DT traits. As sleep disturbances go along with some other comorbid mental problems, looking for the possible underlying factors such as biological markers or psychological traits is warranted.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/12/5963Dark Triadsleepsleep timingsleep qualitysleep habits |
| spellingShingle | Arash Rahafar Lisa Sophie Kalbacher Christoph Randler A Closer Look at the Sleep/Wake Habits and Dark Triad Traits Applied Sciences Dark Triad sleep sleep timing sleep quality sleep habits |
| title | A Closer Look at the Sleep/Wake Habits and Dark Triad Traits |
| title_full | A Closer Look at the Sleep/Wake Habits and Dark Triad Traits |
| title_fullStr | A Closer Look at the Sleep/Wake Habits and Dark Triad Traits |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Closer Look at the Sleep/Wake Habits and Dark Triad Traits |
| title_short | A Closer Look at the Sleep/Wake Habits and Dark Triad Traits |
| title_sort | closer look at the sleep wake habits and dark triad traits |
| topic | Dark Triad sleep sleep timing sleep quality sleep habits |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/12/5963 |
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