The Mediating Role of Social Dominance Orientation between Dark Tetrad Personalities and Hazing Behaviors in College Students

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dc.contributor.advisorDavis, John M.
dc.contributor.authorArteta-Garcia, Javier
dc.contributor.committeeMemberOsborne, Randall
dc.contributor.committeeMemberEtherton, Joseph L.
dc.date.accessioned2015-06-22T21:34:53Z
dc.date.available2015-06-22T21:34:53Z
dc.date.issued2015-04
dc.description.abstractThis study investigated whether dark tetrad personalities (psychopathy, machiavellianism, narcissism, and sadism) can predict hazing behaviors, whether Social Dominance Orientation (SDO) has a mediating role between these variables, and whether group cooperation level and personal role in a group can also predict hazing behaviors. For this project, 416 students at Texas State University were recruited via the Human Subjects Pool webpage created by the Department of Psychology. These participants completed an online survey including scales for the previously mentioned variables. Statistical analyses showed that males tended to favor more severe hazing behaviors than females and that the level of group cooperation also predicted hazing severity. Furthermore, SDO did not act as a mediator between dark personalities and hazing behaviors. However, machiavellianism, sadism, and SDO predicted severe hazing. Lastly, machiavellianism and sadism acted as moderators in the relation between SDO and hazing behaviors while controlling for the effects of gender and group cooperation. Implications and directions for future research are discussed.
dc.description.departmentPsychology
dc.formatText
dc.format.extent76 pages
dc.format.medium1 file (.pdf)
dc.identifier.citationArteta-Garcia, J. (2015). <i>The mediating role of social dominance orientation between dark tetrad personalities and hazing behaviors in college students</i> (Unpublished thesis). Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/5569
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectSocial dominance orientation
dc.subjectDark tetrad
dc.subjectHazing
dc.subjectPsychopathy
dc.subjectNarcissism
dc.subjectMachiavellianism
dc.subjectSadism
dc.subject.lcshSadismen_US
dc.subject.lcshNarcissismen_US
dc.subject.lcshMachiavellianism (Psychology)en_US
dc.subject.lcshHazingen_US
dc.subject.lcshCollege studentsen_US
dc.titleThe Mediating Role of Social Dominance Orientation between Dark Tetrad Personalities and Hazing Behaviors in College Students
dc.typeThesis
thesis.degree.departmentPsychology
thesis.degree.disciplinePsychological Research
thesis.degree.grantorTexas State University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts

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