DARK TETRAD AND SOCIAL SCIENTISTS’ METHOD CHOICE (QUALITATIVE VS. QUANTITATIVE): MEDIATING ROLE OF POPULISM, POSITIVISM AND NEED FOR DOMINANCE

This study investigates the effect of Dark Tetrad (DT: Machiavellianism, narcissism, psychopathy, sadism) on the Method Choice (MC) of social scientists (qualitative vs. quantitative) through science-related attitudes (positivism and populism) and motivation of being dominant to participants (ND: need for dominance).

本研究旨在考察黑暗四人格特质（Dark Tetrad，涵盖马基雅维利主义（Machiavellianism）、自恋（narcissism）、精神病态（psychopathy）与施虐癖（sadism））对社会科学家研究方法选择（Method Choice, MC，即定性研究与定量研究的选择）的影响，并检验科学相关态度（实证主义（positivism）与民粹主义（populism））以及支配研究参与者的动机（即支配欲需求（need for dominance, ND））在其中的中介作用。