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    Gold digging is strongly linked to psychopathy and dark personality traits, study finds. People who engage in this behavior actively sacrifice emotional intimacy to extract financial resources from their partners.
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    Gold digging is strongly linked to psychopathy and dark personality traits, study finds. People who engage in this behavior actively sacrifice emotional intimacy to extract financial resources from their partners.

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    1. mvea on

      Gold digging is strongly linked to psychopathy and dark personality traits, study finds

      A recent psychological study suggests that gold digging is not merely a gender-based stereotype, but rather a calculated social strategy linked to traits like psychopathy and narcissism. The findings provide evidence that people who engage in this behavior actively sacrifice emotional intimacy to extract financial resources from their partners. This research was published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences.

      For those interested, here’s the link to the peer reviewed journal article:

      https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0191886926001819

    3. Assertive_Wall on

      A bit of a fun quote I wanted to pull out:

      >“Some results were so clear or expected to theory, that as a psychologist this is a surprise within the discipline,” Freyth noted. “For instance, the link to psychopathy – there was no noise in the data on this.”

      I’m really curious about the other side, though. I wonder if the other partner with the wealth views relationships in the same transactional way?

    4. SumpCrab on

      And by definition, they don’t care. Might not even be capable of emotional intimacy, so they really aren’t sacrificing anything.

      I know it’s often exacerbated by the headlines, but sociological studies so often miss the forest for the trees.

    5. ThinkThenPost on

      This makes it sound less like a moral failing and more like a ‘mating strategy’ some people use especially in competitive environments where resources matter more than connection.

    6. Ozymannoches on

      Ol’ Gus doesn’t know about book readin’ or how to eat in a fancy restaurant but he sure as heck isn’t dumb

    10. AllanfromWales1 on

      Is the male equivalent to gold digging seeking a trophy (physically attractive) partner? In both cases the choice of partner is not based on emotional intimacy.

    11. no_va_det_mye on

      There’s two kinds of people in the world; those who see it all as a game for personal gain, and those who care about other people.

    17. dargonmike1 on

      For a second I though the title meant literal gold prospecting and was scratching my head because those people are extremely chill

    18. tinxmijann on

      Idk man, as long as both people are aware it’s literally just work or sex work depending on the agreement