scholarly journals THE DARK TETRAD OF PERSONALITY: REVIEW OF RECENT RESEARCH

2021 ◽  
pp. 222-235
Author(s):  
Fedor V. Derish ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Personality Trait ◽  
Deviant Behavior ◽  
Counterproductive Work Behavior ◽  
Cognitive Empathy ◽  
Dark Triad ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Psychological Suffering ◽  
Dark Core

Recent studies of socially aversive (negative) personality traits have focused on the expansion of different concepts and models. As a result, there emerged the Dark Tetrad personality model (which includes Machiavellianism, subclinical psychopathy, narcissism, and sadism). The paper provides a review of current works on the Dark Tetrad of personality. According to recent research, everyday sadism is a personality trait characterized by a tendency to purposefully humiliate people, causing physical, sexual or psychological suffering for the sake of pleasure. Similar manifestations of everyday sadism and the Dark Triad are antisocial behavior in everyday life and on the Internet. Everyday sadism is the best predictor of various features: deviant behavior in adolescents, affective and cognitive empathy, unprovoked aggression, bullying, cyberbullying, and counterproductive work behavior. Sadism and psychopathy have the «darkest» properties. In general, the results of the studies demonstrate that (1) sadism leads to greater stability of the Dark Tetrad as a complex of personality traits, (2) all of the «dark» properties overlap empirically and theoretically, and (3) the Dark Core is described by empathy deficit (callousness) and manipulativeness rather than other characteristics (e.g. Factor 1 of psychopathy).

scholarly journals Impact of Personality traits on Workplace Deviance — A Pakistani Perspective

2019 ◽  
Vol IV (II) ◽  
pp. 85-92
Author(s):  
Tariq Iqbal Khan ◽  
Shiraz Khan ◽  
Mubashar Hassan Zia
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Personality Trait ◽  
English Language ◽  
Deviant Behavior ◽  
Workplace Deviance ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Work Setting ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
New Employees ◽  
The Impact

This research-based study investigated empirically the impact of agreeableness personality traits to workplace deviant behavior in employees working in different organizations. We collected data through cross-sectional method from 290 employees who can read and understand English. Previous studies conducted related to these constructs confirmed that questionnaires in English language are appropriate for data collection. Correlation and regression analysis were used to analyze the data because it fulfills the purpose related to this research. The study found that agreeable personality trait is negatively related to workplace deviance or employees with agreeableness personality trait remain focused on their job in organization. Or employees who are low in agreeableness trait are likely to exhibit deviant work behavior at work-setting. The study suggested that organizations should consider personality traits while hiring new employees. This practice will reduce workplace deviant behavior in the work setting of organizations.

scholarly journals Time-related work stress and counterproductive work behavior

2019 ◽  
Vol 48 (7) ◽  
pp. 1756-1781 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dirk De Clercq ◽  
Inam Ul Haq ◽  
Muhammad Umer Azeem
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Work Stress ◽  
Time Lag ◽  
Counterproductive Work Behavior ◽  
Dark Triad ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Conservation Of Resources ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Job Tasks ◽  
Insufficient Time

Purpose With a basis in the conservation of resources theory, the purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between employees’ experience of time-related work stress and their engagement in counterproductive work behavior (CWB), as well as the invigorating roles that different deviant personality traits might play in this process. Design/methodology/approach Two-wave survey data with a time lag of three weeks were collected from 127 employees in Pakistani organizations. Findings Employees’ sense that they have insufficient time to do their job tasks spurs their CWB, and this effect is particularly strong if they have strong Machiavellian, narcissistic or psychopathic tendencies. Originality/value This study adds to extant research by identifying employees’ time-related work stress as an understudied driver of their CWB and the three personality traits that constitute the dark triad as triggers of the translation of time-related work stress into CWB.

Dark tetrad personality traits and counterproductive work behavior among doctors in Pakistan

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 1173-1192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cai Li ◽  
Majid Murad ◽  
Fakhar Shahzad ◽  
Muhammad Aamir Shafique Khan ◽  
Sheikh Farhan Ashraf
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Counterproductive Work Behavior ◽  
Work Behavior

scholarly journals The Role of Dark Personalities and the Setting in Explaining Counterproductive Work Behavior among Nurses in China

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 23
Author(s):  
Aaron Cohen ◽  
Ying Liu
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Contract ◽  
Counterproductive Work Behavior ◽  
Dark Triad ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Contract Breach ◽  
Situational Variables ◽  
Main Effect ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
Main Effects ◽  
Beijing China

The goal of this study was to examine the relationship between dark triad personality (DTP) and counterproductive work behavior (CWB). In addition, the study also examined the main effects and the moderated relationship of four situational variables: organizational justice, organizational transparency, psychological contract breach, and perceived accountability. Data were collected at two hospitals in Beijing, China, and included 259 randomly selected nurses. The main effect results showed that nurses with higher levels of Machiavellianism demonstrated higher levels of organizational and interpersonal CWB. Furthermore, higher levels of psychopathy were related to higher levels of interpersonal CWB, but not organizational CWB. There was no relationship between narcissism and CWB. The main effect findings did not reveal any significant relationship between the four situational variables and CWB. However, the interaction analyses revealed five significant interactions that point to transparency as an important moderator. The paper concludes with conceptual as well as practical implications for the nursing profession. 

Polish adaptation of the Revised Cheek and Buss Shyness scale and a significance of shyness in the context of personality traits and metatraits

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Magdalena Kwiatkowska ◽  
Katarzyna Kwiatkowska ◽  
Radosław Rogoza
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Romantic Relationships ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Personality Trait ◽  
Self Report ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Polish Adaptation ◽  
Analysis Models

The aim of the current study is to prepare the Polish adaptation of the Revised Cheek and Buss Shyness Scale and to analyze relations between shyness, loneliness and personality traits. The study was conducted via the Internet, and a total of N = 314 adults participated and completed a set of self-report measures. Via comparisons of several confirmatory factor analysis models we demonstrated that the structure of the Polish adaptation of the scale is unidimensional. Consistent with research hypotheses, shyness was mostly correlated with loneliness and introversion; moreover, shyness was strongly negatively related to the personality metatrait of Plasticity and weakly but also negatively with the metatrait of Stability. In addition, individuals not engaged in romantic relationships scored significantly higher in shyness and loneliness, and lower in extraversion, openness, and Plasticity than individuals engaged in unformalized relationships. The results support the conclusion that shyness is a personality trait that significantly affects behavior by limiting the possibilities for adapting to changing environmental conditions.

Persoonlijkheid als voorspeller van werkprestatie en contraproductief werkgedrag

2014 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anita de Vries ◽  
Reinout E. de de Vries ◽  
Marise Ph. Born ◽  
Remko H. van den Berg
Keyword(s):  
Job Performance ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Counterproductive Work Behavior ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Work Outcomes ◽  
Personality Test ◽  
Personality Measurement ◽  
Reference Groups ◽  
Relevant Context ◽  
Counterproductive Work Behaviour

Personality as predictor of job performance and counterproductive work behaviour. The importance of specificity in personality measurement Personality as predictor of job performance and counterproductive work behaviour. The importance of specificity in personality measurement The main purpose of this study was to improve the prediction of job performance and counterproductive work behavior using personality measurements. Three characteristics were examined: (1) trait specificity, i.e., using narrow rather than broad personality traits; (2) contextual specificity, i.e., the specificity of the situational context to which respondents refer when completing a personality inventory, such as the home or work context; and (3) referent specificity, i.e., the specificity of the comparison other in self-reported personality. The results show that narrow traits are able to explain more variance than broad traits in the prediction of work outcomes, and that adding a relevant context to personality items leads to higher predictive validities. Furthermore, the findings suggest that using reference groups influences the way people respond to a personality test. Taken together, this article accentuates the importance of specificity in personality measurement for improving the prediction of work outcomes.

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