The dark triad personality in predicting intention towards infidelity among married couples in Malaysia

Nowadays, the number of divorce cases has been continuously increasing in Malaysia. One of the main reasons is the infidelity issue in a romantic relationship. Thus, a quantitative, cross-sectional study was used to examine the predictive effect of the Dark Triad personality on intention towards inf...

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Main Authors: Cheah, Al Kaid, Chen, Hui Yi, Muhamad Sharfudin, Abdul Kader
Format: Final Year Project / Dissertation / Thesis
Published: 2021
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Online Access:http://eprints.utar.edu.my/4494/
http://eprints.utar.edu.my/4494/1/FYP_PY_CAK_2021.pdf
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author Cheah, Al Kaid
Chen, Hui Yi
Muhamad Sharfudin, Abdul Kader
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Chen, Hui Yi
Muhamad Sharfudin, Abdul Kader
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description Nowadays, the number of divorce cases has been continuously increasing in Malaysia. One of the main reasons is the infidelity issue in a romantic relationship. Thus, a quantitative, cross-sectional study was used to examine the predictive effect of the Dark Triad personality on intention towards infidelity among married couples in Malaysia. An online survey was distributed to 87 Malaysian married couples using a purposive sampling method. The instruments used in the survey questionnaires were Short Dark Triad (SD3), and the Intentions Towards Infidelity Scale (ITIS). The data collected was analysed on SPSS by using Multiple Linear Regression (MLR). The results suggested that psychopathy was the only element of Dark Triad personality traits that significantly predicts intention towards infidelity among married couples in Malaysia. The results of the study can serve as a reference for practitioners such as marital counsellors in dealing with marital issues among couples in Malaysia.
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spelling utar-44942022-12-23T17:29:42Z The dark triad personality in predicting intention towards infidelity among married couples in Malaysia Cheah, Al Kaid Chen, Hui Yi Muhamad Sharfudin, Abdul Kader H Social Sciences (General) HQ The family. Marriage. Woman Nowadays, the number of divorce cases has been continuously increasing in Malaysia. One of the main reasons is the infidelity issue in a romantic relationship. Thus, a quantitative, cross-sectional study was used to examine the predictive effect of the Dark Triad personality on intention towards infidelity among married couples in Malaysia. An online survey was distributed to 87 Malaysian married couples using a purposive sampling method. The instruments used in the survey questionnaires were Short Dark Triad (SD3), and the Intentions Towards Infidelity Scale (ITIS). The data collected was analysed on SPSS by using Multiple Linear Regression (MLR). The results suggested that psychopathy was the only element of Dark Triad personality traits that significantly predicts intention towards infidelity among married couples in Malaysia. The results of the study can serve as a reference for practitioners such as marital counsellors in dealing with marital issues among couples in Malaysia. 2021-01 Final Year Project / Dissertation / Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf http://eprints.utar.edu.my/4494/1/FYP_PY_CAK_2021.pdf Cheah, Al Kaid and Chen, Hui Yi and Muhamad Sharfudin, Abdul Kader (2021) The dark triad personality in predicting intention towards infidelity among married couples in Malaysia. Final Year Project, UTAR. http://eprints.utar.edu.my/4494/
spellingShingle H Social Sciences (General)
HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
Cheah, Al Kaid
Chen, Hui Yi
Muhamad Sharfudin, Abdul Kader
The dark triad personality in predicting intention towards infidelity among married couples in Malaysia
title The dark triad personality in predicting intention towards infidelity among married couples in Malaysia
title_full The dark triad personality in predicting intention towards infidelity among married couples in Malaysia
title_fullStr The dark triad personality in predicting intention towards infidelity among married couples in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed The dark triad personality in predicting intention towards infidelity among married couples in Malaysia
title_short The dark triad personality in predicting intention towards infidelity among married couples in Malaysia
title_sort dark triad personality in predicting intention towards infidelity among married couples in malaysia
topic H Social Sciences (General)
HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
url http://eprints.utar.edu.my/4494/
http://eprints.utar.edu.my/4494/1/FYP_PY_CAK_2021.pdf