• Snigdha Sen
• Dr. Abid Husain

The current study aims to investigate the gender difference and relationship between Machiavellianism and prosocial behavior in lawyers. The sample was collected from 200 advocates (males = 140, females = 60) from New Delhi, India. The tools used for the study were the Machiavellian Personality Scale (MPS) and the Prosocial Tendencies Measure (PTM-23). MPS consists 16 items with four dimensions: amoral manipulation, distrust of others, desire for status and desire for control. PTM-23 consists of 23 items with six subscales: altruism, anonymous, compliance, dire, emotional and public. Independent t-test and correlation analysis were carried out to assess gender differences and relationships between the variables, respectively. The finding revealed a significant difference on compliant prosocial behavior between male and female lawyers. The correlation analysis revealed significant relationships for Machiavellianism and dimensions of prosocial behavior.

Machiavellianism, prosocial behavior, dark triad

"Machiavellianism and Prosocial Behavior: A Study on Indian Lawyers", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 6, page no.i667-i681, June-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2206882.pdf

"Machiavellianism and Prosocial Behavior: A Study on Indian Lawyers", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 6, page no. ppi667-i681, June-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2206882.pdf