The Digester

A social media survey of 795 adults found people scoring higher on dark personality traits were more likely to report problematic sexual internet use and to view violent pornography, with psychopathy and sadism showing the strongest associations; the study is cross sectional and based on self reports, so it cannot determine cause and effect.

Survey of 795 adults aged 18 to 80 recruited on social media measured Dark Tetrad traits and online sexual habits.
Higher scores on the Dark Tetrad were associated with greater problematic sexual internet use.
Psychopathy and sadism showed the strongest links to consuming violent pornography.
Machiavellianism and narcissism also correlated with these behaviors but to a lesser extent.
Male participants reported higher psychopathy, Machiavellianism, sadism, and more violent porn viewing.
The study used self reported data from a convenience sample and was cross sectional, so it cannot prove causation.

Dark personality traits linked to higher violent porn use and problematic sexual internet behavior

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