Relationship Between Adult-Child and Parent Relationship and Dark Triad Personality Traits

Abstract

Youths of India and their parents have a unique relationship. Very limited studies have ventured to understand this relationship. I decided to study the relationship between adult-child parent relationship and Dark triad traits in Male and Females separately. Youths in urban areas of Chennai were picked for study. The sample consisted of  468 participants of which 192 were males and 276 were females and data was collected using Snowball sampling technique. The research showed a significant relationship between Dark triad traits and Responsibility for father and mother in both males and females. I have discussed the present finding and what are some of the factors that could explain these findings. Differences between males and females were also found in regards to the variables studied and the findings are discussed. The research has shown that personality has a significant impact on perceived relationship between adult children and their parents and warrants further investigation.