Rasgos de la tríada oscura en usuarios de centros de tratamiento de adicciones durante 2024-2025

Abstract

The dark triad of personality conceptualizes three traits: Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy. Characterized by cold, calculating, aggressive, and selfish behaviors. This study had as a general objective to describe these traits in users of addiction treatment centers in Cuenca (2024-2025) and as specific to determine and characterize these traits according to sociodemographic variables. With a non-experimental and descriptive design, data were collected using a sociodemographic form and the SD3-P instrument, analyzed in SPSS. The results indicated that Machiavellianism predominated at moderate levels, while narcissism and subclinical psychopathy were present at low or very deficient levels. Alcohol was the most consumed substance, especially linked to Machiavellianism. Furthermore, Machiavellianism and narcissism were found to be associated with fewer hospitalizations and substance use. In contrast, subclinical psychopathy was associated with older age, number of hospitalizations, and severity of substance use.