Relationship of the Dark Triad with Psychological Well-being and Resilience

The present study aimed to explore the relationship of the Dark triad with Psychological well-being and Resilience among young adults in India. These three variables were measured on a sample of one hundred and, fifty-four, which included students and working professionals (18-25 yrs), using the Dirty Dozen scale (Jonason & Webster, 2010); Ryff's Psychological well-being Scale (Ryff et al., 2007); and Brief Resilience Scale (Smith et al., 2008). The findings revealed a significant negative correlation between the dark triad (Psychopathy, Machiavellianism, & Narcissism) and psychological well-being (r= -.284, p<0.001). Narcissism was found to have a significant negative correlation with Autonomy and self-acceptance (subscales of psychological well-being). Machiavellianism was found to have a significant negative correlation with Autonomy, Environmental Mastery, and Personal growth. Psychopathy was found to have a significant negative correlation with all the six subscales of PWS other than Autonomy. The results also revealed no significant correlation between the Dark triad and Resilience. Limitations include the absence of a mediating variable between the dark triad and resilience to obtain a statistically significant relationship, as found in previous research.