Browsing by Author "Sevi, Baris"

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Examining the Role of Dark and Light Triad Traits on Sociosexuality
(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2025) Urganci, Betul; Sevi, Baris; Dogruyol, Burak; Sakman, Ezgi
Sociosexual orientation-the tendency toward casual sex, is associated with dispositional components of personality such as higher scores of Dark Triad traits (narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy). Yet, it remains unknown which specific Dark Triad traits and Light Triad traits (Kantianism, Humanism, and Faith in Humanity) predict sociosexuality and its dimensions while controlling for the others. In the current study, using an online community sample (N = 308), we examined the links between Dark Triad traits, Light Triad traits, overall sociosexuality, and sociosexuality dimensions (attitude, behavior, desire). Using hierarchical regression, we found that only psychopathy emerged as the predictor of behavior, desire, attitude dimensions, and sociosexuality total score. This effect held when controlling for age, sex, relationship status, the other two Dark personality traits, and the Light Triad. Results suggest that individuals high on psychopathy have a greater tendency toward uncommitted relationships.
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Intergroup Tolerance Leads To Subjective Morality, Which in Turn Is Associated With (but Does Not Lead To) Reduced Religiosity
(Sage Publications Ltd, 2020) Yilmaz, Onurcan; Yılmaz, Onurcan; Bahcekapili, Hasan G.; Harma, Mehmet; Harma, Mehmet; Sevi, Baris; Psychology
Although the effect of religious belief on morally relevant behavior is well demonstrated, the reverse influence is less known. In this research, we examined the influence of morality on religious belief. In the first study, we used two samples from Turkey and the United States, and specifically tested the hypothesis that intergroup tolerance predicts a shift in meta-ethical views toward subjective morality, which in turn predicts decreased religious belief. To examine the relationship between intergroup tolerance and religiosity via subjective morality, a structural equation model (SEM) was run. SEM results yielded good fit to the data for both samples. Intergroup tolerance positively predicted subjective morality, and in turn, morality negatively predicted religiosity. The bias-corrected bootstrap analysis confirmed the mediation, indicating that the association between intergroup tolerance and religious belief was mediated via subjective morality. In Study 2, we probed for the causal relationship, and the results showed that manipulating intergroup tolerance increases subjective morality, but does not influence religiosity. Therefore, we found only partial evidence for our proposed model that tolerance causally influences subjective morality, but not religiosity.