Machiavellianism

The purpose of this study was to examine the correlation between levels of Machiavellianism from high to low and music genre preferences in levels of passivity. A study conducted by Lau and Marsee (2012) examined the correlation between the callous-unemotional personality traits (CU), narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism, and aggression in young boys. This study found a significant correlation showing a similarity between the three personality traits narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism. Results also indicated that there was a correlation between those CU personality traits and different types of aggression (overt and relational), delinquency, behavioral dysregulation, and emotional dysregulation. However, the personality traits had different levels of interaction with behavior problems.
The second hypothesis stated that the callous unemotional personalities would show a strong correlation with the types of aggression, behavioral dysregulation, and delinquency. However, the authors did not expect the CU traits to be linked to emotional dysregulation. The third hypothesis stated that the authors believed the trait narcissism would show a strong association with the two types of aggression, delinquency, and both behavioral and emotional dysregulation. The fourth and final hypothesis stated that Machiavellianism would be strongly correlated with relational aggression and emotional dysregulation but not with overt aggression, delinquency, or behavioral dysregulation.
The authors based their study on previous research conducted on narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism, along with studies that conducted research into the individual traits and their relationship to