Stephan, Birgit and Lechner, Dominik and Stockkamp, Mariella and Hudecek, Matthias F. C. and Frey, Dieter and Lermer, Eva (2023) Where a psychopathic personality matters at work: a cross-industry study of the relation of dark triad and psychological capital. BMC PSYCHOLOGY, 11 (1): 236. ISSN , 2050-7283
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BackgroundThe concepts of Dark Triad and Psychological Capital (PsyCap) have been extensively researched separately, but until one recent study, their interrelation has not been investigated. Purpose of this study was to uncover differences of the relationship of both concepts across work related industries.MethodsIn total, 2,109 German employees across 11 industries completed a questionnaire on Dark Triad (narcissism, psychopathy and Machiavellianism) and PsyCap. Multiple regression analyses were used to test the association of both concepts across industries.ResultsValues of narcissism, psychopathy and PsyCap generally differed between industries. No significant differences were found for Machiavellianism. While narcissism relates positively to PsyCap in all industry sectors, psychopathy only showed a negative relation to PsyCap in some sectors. For industries architecture, automotive and consulting, psychopathy did not significantly predict PsyCap.ConclusionsWe argue that different expectations of employees per industry make it easier or harder for different personalities to assimilate (homogeneity hypothesis) to the work context (measured by PsyCap). Future studies should investigate this further with other variables such as person-organization-fit. This study was, however, the first to simultaneously investigate Dark Triad and PsyCap among employees and their respective industry. It extends previous findings by revealing differences of both concepts across and within industry sectors. The study can help to reconsider in which industries Dark Triad personality affects PsyCap as antecedent of workplace outcomes such as work satisfaction or job performance.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; CAREER SUCCESS; NARCISSISM; EMPLOYEE; SELF; TRAITS; METAANALYSIS; IMPACT; MACHIAVELLIANISM; PERFORMANCE; Narcissism; Psychological Capital; Dark Triad; Gender differences; person-environment fit; Homogeneity Hypothesis |
| Subjects: | 100 Philosophy & psychology > 150 Psychology |
| Divisions: | Human Sciences > Institut für Psychologie > Lehrstuhl für Psychologie V (Sozial-, Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie) - Prof. Dr. Peter Fischer |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Mar 2024 14:05 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Mar 2024 14:05 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/59790 |
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