Abstract
Individuals with dark traits may function in society, negatively impacting their environment. Some authors associate these personality traits with pursuing power and status and, therefore, with certain professions. Thus, this research sought to explore scores in dark traits among Law and Medical students in Mexican universities, as well as possible differences by career, gender, age, and semester studied, using the Corporate Personality Inventory (CPI-R) in Spanish. The results showed moderate values for audacity and cruelty and low scores in interpersonal dominance in all groups, with statistically significant differences in the latter scale and, consequently, in the overall scale, with higher scores for Law students and men. Furthermore, interpersonal dominance scores were platykurtic for male and Law students, and audacity scores showed a positive bias in female and medical students. Their scales did not correlate with age or semester, but the correlations for interpersonal dominance and cruelty tended to be negative and statistically significant at p < 0.05 for Law students. A second set of analyses showed low scores in antisocial behavior. Still, the scale had statistically significant differences, with higher scores for male and law students, which aligned with previous career-based studies. In contrast, the scores were moderate for thrill-seeking, pressure on others, persuasion, and poise. Given that the mixed model fits in with factorial results and group size differences, additional studies should examine more specific associations.
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