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Dark triads: the bad boys who get the girls
Bad boys really do get the girls, according to new research.
This week's New Scientist says two studies in the US have found that men with antisocial personality traits are more likely to have a prolific sex life.
The so-called 'dark triad' traits include impulsiveness, narcissism, thrill-seeking and deceitfulness, it said.
One of the studies, a survey of 35,000 people in 57 countries, found a clear link between dark triad traits and the reproductive success of males.
"It is universal across cultures for high dark triad scorers to be more active in short-term mating," David Schmitt, of Bradley University in the United States, told the New Scientist.
"They are more likely to try and poach other people's partners for a brief affair."
Another study found that males who scored higher in the dark triad personality traits had a greater number of partners and a desire for short relationships.
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