ObjectiveThe current study assessed how individuals evaluate potential romantic partners who display either low, medium, or high levels of DT traits for short‐term (STR) and long‐term (LTR) relationships.MethodsNine fictitious persons in the form of vignettes (description of behavior and facial image) were presented to every participant. The sex of the fictitious persons was determined by sexual orientation of each participant, while the displayed faces were selected from an existing image bank and matched for physical attractiveness. Study 1 (n = 475) used a fixed composition for face and trait description, while the composition for Study 2 (n = 794) was randomized. Mixed‐effects modeling was implemented for both studies.ResultsStudy 1 demonstrated people with a male preference (mostly women) perceived medium levels of the three traits as the most attractive STR. For Study 2, both men and women found the low levels the most attractive for both STRs and LTRs.ConclusionsFindings from Study 1 were mostly consistent across previous DT attractiveness literature, while findings from Study 2 contradicted them. This could suggest that the concept of DT is not as attractive even for STRs unless it is accompanied by physical attractiveness.

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黑暗三合会人格的（非）吸引力：评估短期和长期关系的虚构角色


目的目前的研究评估了个体如何评估在短期 （STR） 和长期 （LTR） 关系中表现出低、中或高水平 DT 特征的潜在浪漫伴侣。方法以小插图 （行为描述和面部图像） 的形式向每位参与者展示了 9 个虚构人物。虚构人物的性别由每个参与者的性取向决定，而显示的面孔则从现有的图像库中选择，并根据身体吸引力进行匹配。研究 1 （n = 475） 使用固定的成分来描述面部和特征，而研究 2 （n = 794） 的成分是随机的。两项研究均实施了混合效应建模。结果研究 1 表明，男性偏好的人（主要是女性）认为这三个特征的中等水平是最有吸引力的 STR。对于研究 2，男性和女性都发现低水平对 STR 和 LTR 最有吸引力。结论研究 1 的结果在以前的 DT 吸引力文献中基本一致，而研究 2 的结果则与之相矛盾。这可能表明，除非伴随着物理吸引力，否则 DT 的概念即使对 STR 也没有那么有吸引力。