Dark and Light triad: relationship between personality traits and addiction to mobile phones, video games and internet

• DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/dp659
• Publication Date: 2021-10-07T02:32:13Z
• Authors: Claudio José Mejí...; Miguel Landa-Blanco; Gliver Aarón Mejí...; Carlos Aníbal Mar...
• Keywords: Machiavellianism; Dark triad; Intrapersonal communication; Mobile phone; Consumption; Media Consumption

The present study analyzed the effects of Light and Dark Triad traits scores on Internet Gaming Disorder, intrapersonal interpersonal conflicts related to internet consumption, conflicts, communicational emotional usage mobile phones. include Faith in Humanity, Humanism, Kantianism. Machiavellianism, Narcissism, Psychopathy. used a quantitative approach with non-experimental design. sample consisted 450 adults Honduran population, which 55.33% were women, 44.67% men, an average mean age 25.52 years (SD=6.79). Results indicate that Machiavellianism Psychopathy have significant over Disorder scores. Intrapersonal consumption negatively affected by Narcissism positively Machiavellianism. explained On other hand, phone Kantianism, while had positive effects. Finally, phones was significantly These results are discussed according their implications for behavioral sciences.