Abstract
Marital satisfaction is one of the most important factors in a married
life. Previous studies have concluded that trust and Machiavellianism
affect marital satisfaction (Atta, Adil, Shujja, & Shakir, 2013; Hyla,
2011).Present study aimed at exploring the moderating role of Trust
for the relationship of Machiavellianism with marital satisfaction.
Urdu versions of Machiavellianism sub-scale of the Dark triad scale
(Gul-e-Sehar & Fatima, 2016), ENRICH Marital Satisfaction scale
(Shakir, 2012) and Trust scale (Shakir, 2012) were used in present
study. 193 married individuals were taken up to age 60.Trust acted as
a moderator for the relationship of Machiavellianism and marital
satisfaction in such a way that the relationship between the
Machiavellianism and marital satisfaction became significantly
negative when the level of trust was low.
