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A recent study published in the journal Personality and Individual Differenceshas uncovered connections between dark personality traits and various sexual attitudes and behaviors. These traits, known as the dark core of personality, are associated with mate poaching, romantic jealousy, openness to casual sex, hostile and benevolent sexism, and attitudes toward sexual harassment. Dark personality traits, which encompass antagonistic, malevolent, and socially aversive behaviors, have been previously linked to negative social outcomes. However, most prior research has focused on a limited range o…