The roles of the dark triad and ambivalent sexism in gender roles and gender socialization in university students

This study aimed to determine the roles of the dark triad and ambivalent sexism in gender role and gender socialization in university students. This study was used the relational survey model and the quantitative research methods. Participations included 539 students studying at Pamukkale University in the research and were reached by using the easily accessible sampling method. After removing extreme values and missing data, analyzes were made on 498 people. Women were 274 of the participants and 55% , men were 224 of whom 45%. In the study, data were collected with a personal information form, "Abbreviated Bem Gender Role Inventory", " Gender Socialization Scale", "Abbreviated Dark Triad Scale" and "Ambivalent Sexism Scale". In the study, SPSS 26 package program and SPSS Hayes Process were used for data analysis, and independent sample t test, one-way analysis of variance, Pearson product moment correlation tests, mediation and moderation analyzes were applied. As a result of the t test analysis, it was determined that gender made a difference in some characteristics. Men obtained higher scores in terms of traditional gender role socialization, hostile and benevolent sexism, and machiavellian and psychopathic traits. Results showed that 1st and 2nd grade students have also higher scores compared to other grades traditional in gender role socialization, hostile and benevolent sexism, and machiavellian and psychopathic traits. Results showed that masculanity were found to have a low-level significant relationship with both traditional and equality gender socialization and hostile and benevolent sexism, while feminity found low-level significant relationships only with equality gender socialization and benevolent sexism. Mediating analysis results showed that in the relation of masculinity and traditional gender socialization ambivalent sexism has a full mediator role and psychopathic trait has a partial mediator role. It was found that the gender had a moderating effect between traditional gender socialization and masculinity, femininity and neutral gender roles.