The self-loving self-leader: An examination of the relationship between self-leadership and the Dark Triad

Authors
  • Marco R. Furtner

    Leopold-Franzens University of Innsbruck

  • John F. Rauthmann

    Leopold-Franzens University of Innsbruck

  • Pierre Sachse

    Leopold-Franzens University of Innsbruck

Keywords:
self-leadership, Dark Triad, narcissism, Machiavellianism, psychopathy
Abstract

Self-leadership should be integrated within a nomological network, and its associations with the Dark Triad of personality comprising narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy, explored. In this self-report study, participants completed measures of self-leadership and the Dark Triad. Narcissism was positively associated with self-leadership scales, whereas Machiavellianism and psychopathy were not. Findings are discussed with respect to narcissism’s role in self-leadership, and future lines of research are proposed.

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2011-04-01
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