چکیده:
This unprecedented research endeavors to investigate the relationship between dark personality traits (i.e., narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy) and corruption intention through the mediation of anxiety. Based on the resource conservation theory, it is hypothesized that those higher in dark personality traits are more inclined to corrupt when they feel anxious. Having collected data in the south of Iran from 273 employees of various organizations at two-time points in 2017 and 2018, five months apart, the authors conducted confirmatory factor analysis and used Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) to acquire the results. In Formative SEM, sub-constructs are considered separately since they may have diverse effects and causes, and hence, require to be considered as disparate variables (Srivastava et al. 2001) and this method is used in various studies in high-quality journals (e.g., Tang et al., 2018; Gentina et l., 2018; Gentina & Tang, 2018). In the formative SEM model, based on the data analysis, Dark Triad was formed through high narcissism and Machiavellianism and low psychopathy. The findings revealed that the Dark Triad bears a significant indirect positive relationship with corruption intention through anxiety. Anxiety acts as a full mediator between Dark Triad and corruption intention. All in all, this study extended previous research by providing evidence that anxiety can contribute to corruption intention for those with Dark Triad traits.
خلاصه ماشینی:
All in all, this study extended previous research by providing evidence that anxiety can contribute to corruption intention for those with Dark Triad traits.
Narcissism, Machiavellianism, Psychopathy, Dark Triad, Anxiety, Corruption intention Introduction Corruption, as a potentially ubiquitous monster, especially in developing countries, imposes serious threats to the progress of individuals and nations.
Since the inception of the Dark Triad of personality, standing on the pillars of narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy (Paulhus & Williams, 2002), a great deal of research has shown that these personality traits can be culprits of unethical and counterproductive work behaviors (e.
Third, unlike previous research exploring the cognitive mechanism mediating the association between the Dark Triad personality and corruption (Zhao, Zhang & Xu, 2016), to the best knowledge of the authors, this study is the first to consider an emotional trait (i.
The Mediating Role of anxiety It was previously mentioned that people possessing dark personality traits are more likely to show corrupt behaviors.
Figure 2 suggests Dark Triad is not directly related to corruption intention; nevertheless, this latent variable (high narcissism and Machiavellianism and low psychopathy) contributes significantly and positively to anxiety (.
Discussion Based on the data collected at two points of time in 2017 and 2018 with the interval of five months, this study tried to investigate the impact of dark personality traits (narcissism, Machiavellianism and psychopathy) on the corruption intention of accountants.
Conclusion This study aimed at investigating the relationship between Dark Triad constituted by narcissism, Machiavellianism and psychopathy, and corruption intention through the mediating role of anxiety.