scholarly journals The Dark Side of High-Fliers: The Dark Triad, High-Flier Traits, Engagement, and Subjective Success

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrian Furnham ◽  
Luke Treglown
Keyword(s):  
Dark Triad ◽  
High Potential ◽  
Dark Side ◽  
Job Engagement ◽  
Working Adults ◽  
Tolerance Of Ambiguity ◽  
Perceived Success ◽  
Subjective Success ◽  
Bright Side ◽  
The Relationship

The aim of this study was to understand the relationship between bright-side, High Potential and dark-side Dark Triad traits, as well as work engagement on judgements of perceived success. In all, 290 working adults completed questionnaires assessing their High Potential Personality Traits (HPTI), their dark-triad traits, job engagement and self-rated success at work. The data showed that the three dark-triad traits (Narcissism, Psychopathy, Machiavellianism) were systematically and significantly correlated with High Potential traits Adjustment/neuroticism, Tolerance of Ambiguity and Conscientiousness. Three HPTI traits, namely curiosity, Conscientiousness, and courage, were systematically positively correlated with all three engagement measures. Narcissism was strongly related to all measures of engagement. Those with higher scores Adjustment, Courage, and Narcissism and of the male sex, rated their success highest. Job engagement mediated between high-flier and dark-side traits and success ratings. Implications and limitations are discussed.

Workplace aggression targets’ vulnerability factor: job engagement

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 202-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dianne P. Ford ◽  
Susan E. Myrden ◽  
E. Kevin Kelloway
Keyword(s):  
Workplace Aggression ◽  
Dark Side ◽  
Employee Wellness ◽  
Job Engagement ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Working Adults ◽  
Context Variable ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Strain Model

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine how job engagement affects the experience of workplace aggression and the related outcomes. Job engagement is introduced as a context variable for the stressor-strain model to explain differences for targets of workplace aggression. Design/methodology/approach – A survey was conducted with a sample of 492 North American working adults from a large variety of industries and jobs. Findings – Consistent with the hypotheses, fear and anger mediate the relationship between workplace aggression and strain. Job engagement moderated the relationship between workplace aggression and anger, such that aggression related to anger only for those employees who were engaged in their job. These data are consistent with the suggestion that engagement may create vulnerability for employees. Research limitations/implications – In this study, the authors highlight the need to include contextual factors that may explain differences in impact of workplace aggression and employee wellness. Practical implications – While practitioners may seek to increase job engagement, there appears to be a greater cost should there be workplace aggression. Thus, the key implication for practitioners is the importance of prevention of workplace aggression. Originality/value – With this study, the authors illustrate how job engagement may have a “dark side” for individuals. While previous research has shown that job engagement helps protect employee wellness, others show engagement decreases after incidents of workplace aggression. The authors suggest those who are engaged and targeted will experience worse outcomes. Also, the authors examine the role of anger for targets of workplace aggression as it relates to fear and strain in this study.

Bright and Dark-Side Traits Associated With Interests in Commerce vs Science: Different Personality Profiles of the Scientist-Practitioner

2021 ◽  
pp. 003329412110021
Author(s):  
Adrian Furnham ◽  
Luke Treglown
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Personnel Selection ◽  
Work Motivation ◽  
Dark Side ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
Personality Profiles ◽  
Job Fit ◽  
Bright Side ◽  
Hogan Personality Inventory ◽  
The Relationship

This study focused on the idea that there are predictable differences between those individuals who opt for Scientific rather than the Commerce/Practitioner jobs and consulting assignments. A total of 2278 adults from a variety of occupations completed three validated questionnaires: the first assessed the behavioural tendency of an individual when one is exposed to stress and which could derail one’s business career (HDS: Hogan Development Survey); the second the values and preferences that indicate work motivation (MVPI: The Motives, Values and Preferences Inventory), and the third, seven bright-side personality factors (HPI: Hogan Personality Inventory). The MVPI measured interests in scientific and commercial/enterprising activities. Correlations, regressions and SEM indicated both similarities and differences in the relationship between personality traits and values. Bright-side personality traits accounted for more the variance for those interested in Science while dark-side traits accounted for more variance for those interested in the Commerce. The biggest difference occurred in Inquisitiveness (Curiosity, Openness to Experience) which was much higher for those interested in science. Implications for personnel selection, job-fit and promotion were discussed.

scholarly journals A bibliometric analysis of the Machiavellianism in domestic and foreign psychology

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 120-128
Author(s):  
O.Yu. Filippou
Keyword(s):  
Bibliometric Analysis ◽  
Dark Triad ◽  
Evolution Process ◽  
Dark Side ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Research Themes ◽  
The World ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Published Research

This study conducted bibliometric analysis of 214 national and 1847 foreign research papers in the Machiavellianism field, presenting the research status, evolution process and main research themes in a visual form to clarify the overall knowledge structure of Machiavellianism research. The results of the study showed that between 2013 and 2019 there was a significant increase of interest among scholars the world around in issues related to the concept of Machiavellianism. The number of published research papers over the recent six years are roughly equal in the number of papers released between 1970 and 2012. Also, the dark triad, behavior and traits covered the largest number of keywords. In recent years, some new trends have emerged in Machiavellianism research. The interest of the world scientific community has mainly focused on the “dark” side of Machiavellianism. The dark dozen, sadism, moral disunity, cyberbullying, and depression reflect the current hot themes associated with Machiavellianism research. It has also become obvious that despite significant efforts to develop the study of Machiavellianism, the current research is not sufficient. In general, the results of the study contribute to understanding of the relationship between the concept of Machiavellianism and other concepts of psychology, expand knowledge about the evolution process of the Machiavellianism field and possible directions for future trends.

scholarly journals The Dark Tetrad and aesthetic preferences: The role of the dark side of personality in the aesthetic preference for paintings

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 443-463
Author(s):  
Lana Tucaković ◽  
Slobodan Marković
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Dark Triad ◽  
Dark Side ◽  
Domains Of Life ◽  
Significant Regression ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
The One ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Aesthetic Preferences

The role of so-called normal and dark personality traits in everyday preferences, interests, and choices is visible in different domains of life. However, a small number of studies have dealt with individual differences in dark personality traits and aesthetic preferences. The domain of dark personality traits is in recent studies generally conceptualized as the Dark Tetrad — comprised of Machiavellianism, narcissism, psychopathy, and sadism. Thus, the aim of this research was to examine the relationship between the Dark Tetrad and visual aesthetic preferences. The sample consisted of 170 participants (Mage = 29.09, SDage = 10.66; 77.1 % females). Participants completed the Short Dark Triad and the Varieties of Sadistic Tendencies questionnaires, and also rated their familiarity and preference for 15 paintings with five different types of motives (religious, abstract, oriental, violence, and landscape). It was shown, based on looking at zero-order correlations that only narcissism positively correlates with the preference for paintings with violent motives. Also, a series of regression analyses were performed, which showed that the only significant regression model is the one that reflects the role of reduced psychopathy in the preference for religious motives. The first finding can be explained on the basis of stable findings on the relationship between narcissism and aggression, and also narcissism and violence. The second finding can be interpreted in the context that general religiosity has previously been shown to be negatively associated with psychopathy. It can be concluded that dark personality traits are one of the factors that affect aesthetic preferences.

scholarly journals A review of the bright side of dark triad and a road to career success

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 43-60
Author(s):  
Faiza Tariq ◽  
Muhammad Amad ◽  
Li Lingjie
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Impression Management ◽  
Career Success ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Dark Triad ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Systematic Research ◽  
Bright Side ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Published Research

Viewing dark triad as a positive personality trait, the researchers intend to explore the constructive use of impression management with regard to career success based on structural holes theory, paying particular attention to social capital and network benefits as sequential mediators between impression management and career success. A systematic literature review was conducted comprising published research studies on the chosen variables of interest. The researchers made use of several websites and links, like Google Scholar, PsychINFO, ResearchGate, and Web of Science. The systematic research was conducted to identify the desired variables and review was summarized from 2000 to 2020. Considering the past literature, it was proposed that impression management improves social capital that further leads to network benefits, thus, contributing to career success, whereas, the dark triad strengthens the relationship between impression management and social capital.  In last section, potential areas for future research in the context of impression management and dark triad are identified and a research agenda is put forward for the potential researchers. In future, researchers may benefit from the proposed conceptual model and can conduct a longitudinal quantitative research study considering the variables studied.

scholarly journals When positive is negative: The moderating role of DT on the relationship between micro-daily events and counterproductive work behavior

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Silva ◽  
Ana Junça-Silva
Keyword(s):  
Dark Triad ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Working Adults ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Daily Events ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract The workplace is a context, in which, individuals experience diverse types of micro daily events. Taking into account the personality traits, emotions vary, as does the perception of micro daily events. This study examined the three dimensions of the dark triad personality (machiavelism, psychopathy, and narcissism) as moderators of the relationship between micro-daily events, positive and negative, and counterproductive work-related behaviors. To achieve this goal, 205 working adults took part in this study. The results showed that: (1) daily micro-events predicted CWB’s, in particular, when the ratio of daily micro-events was positive, the CWB’s decreased; (2) the dark triad moderated the relation between micro daily-events and CWB’s, such that CWB’s decreased as the ratio of daily micro-events increased for individuals with high and moderate DT levels. Such results proved to be fundamental for a better understanding of the behavior of employees in organizations, as well as the impact of daily events in the organizational environment. The implications for theory and practice were discussed.

In Search of the Prosocial Personality

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anja Wertag ◽  
Denis Bratko
Keyword(s):  
Prosocial Behavior ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
Dark Triad ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract. Prosocial behavior is intended to benefit others rather than oneself and is positively linked to personality traits such as Agreeableness and Honesty-Humility, and usually negatively to the Dark Triad traits (i.e., Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy). However, a significant proportion of the research in this area is conducted solely on self-report measures of prosocial behavior. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between prosociality and the basic (i.e., HEXACO) and dark personality traits, comparing their contribution in predicting both self-reported prosociality and prosocial behavior. Results of the hierarchical regression analyses showed that the Dark Triad traits explain prosociality and prosocial behavior above and beyond the HEXACO traits, emphasizing the importance of the Dark Triad in the personality space.

The relationship between "dark side" dispositions, derailment potential, and turnover

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marisa Adelman ◽  
Linda R. Shanock ◽  
Eric D. Heggestad ◽  
Ashley Andrew ◽  
Matthew R. Walter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dark Side ◽  
The Relationship

The mediating effect of job engagement on the relationship between psychological empowerment and social enterprise sustainability

2019 ◽  
Vol 118 (8) ◽  
pp. 347-355
Author(s):  
Hye- RimPark ◽  
Yen-Yoo You
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Social Enterprise ◽  
Psychological Empowerment ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Limited Resources ◽  
Job Engagement ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
The Poor ◽  
The Relationship

Unlike non-profit organizations, social enterprises must be sustainable through profit-making activities in order to pursue social purposes.However, the most important of the poor limited resources is also human resources, and for the efficient use of human resources, empowerment should be given to members. This study proves whether job engagement mediates the effect on sustainability when psychological empowerment is given to employees in social enterprises.

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