Dispositional greed and its dark allies: An investigation among prospective managers

Sekhar, Sujit; Uppal, Nishant; Shukla, Archana

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2020.110005

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“…For example, the “Dark Triad” of personality, which includes Machiavellianism, subclinical psychopathy, and narcissism (Jones & Paulhus, 2014; Paulhus & Williams, 2002), has been demonstrated to be associated with aversive psychosocial outcomes, such as academic dishonesty (Baughman, Jonason, Lyons & Vernon, 2014), dispositional greed (Sekhar, Uppal & Shukla, 2020), anti‐egalitarianism (Zeigler‐Hill et al ., 2020), aggression, violence, and the seven deadly sins (Goodboy & Martin, 2015; Jakobwitz & Egan, 2006; Jonason et al ., 2017; Jones & Neria, 2015; Pabian, De Backer & Vandebosch, 2015). Corresponding to the Dark Triad of personality, the Light Triad of personality, in contrast, describes a loving and beneficent orientation towards others, reflecting a positive or beneficent side of human beings (Kaufman et al ., 2019).…”

Section: Good and Evil Charactersmentioning

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Development and validation of the good and evil character traits (GECT) scale

Jiao

Yang

Guo

et al. 2020

Scandinavian J Psychology

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The present study describes the development and validation of the good and evil character traits (GECT) scale. A set of 3,614 good and evil moral character descriptors (i.e., moral and immoral character traits) was selected from a dictionary of contemporary Chinese language and daily life expressions and ultimately condensed into 55 items. Then, exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and parallel analysis (PA) were conducted to explore the structure and final items of the GECT with sample 1 (n = 350), resulting in 21 good items and 32 evil items. After that, in confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) with sample 2 (n = 350), the resulting factor structure was confirmed for the 53-item scale (Study 1). Additionally, evidence of validity based on correlations with Honesty-Humility and Dirty Dozen was demonstrated (Study 2). The implications of our findings for the assessment of good and evil characters and further theoretical exploration are discussed.

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Section: Good and Evil Charactersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Development and validation of the good and evil character traits (GECT) scale

Jiao

Yang

Guo

et al. 2020

Scandinavian J Psychology

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“…In general, criminological theoretical models (e.g., Gottfredson & Hirschi, 1990), self-control is a gestalt that encompasses the aversive features inherent to the Dark Triad and the components of the Dark Triad individually and collectively share a personality profile that is antagonistic and generally disagreeable (Trahair et al, 2020;Vize et al, 2020Vize et al, , 2019. However, some research indicates that Dark Triad features relate to other constructs, such as ambition (Truhan et al, 2021) and dispositional greed (Sekhar et al, 2020) that theoretically would typify persons with higher self-control. Moreover, although selfcontrol and the Dark Triad are clearly interrelated, prior research has mostly utilized a regression-based analytical approach that is less clear in terms of how these constructs relate, specifically whether self-control mediates associations between Dark Triad features and antisocial outcomes.…”

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confidence: 99%

Dark Triad Personalities, Self-control, and Antisocial/Criminal Outcomes in Youth

Pechorro

DeLisi

Gonçalves

et al. 2022

Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice

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The Dark Triad composed of psychopathy, Machiavellianism, and narcissism, and also self-control are consistently related to antisocial and criminal externalizing outcomes. In the present study, we examined whether self-control mediates the relationships between the Dark Triad and delinquency, conduct disorder, and crime seriousness outcomes. The sample consisted of 567 adolescents (M = 15.91 years, SD = 0.99 years, range = 14-18 years) from Portugal. Self-control mediated the association between psychopathy and Machiavellianism (but not narcissism) and self-reported juvenile delinquency, conduct disorder symptoms, and crime seriousness. One reason antisocial/criminal behaviors are common in those characterized by psychopathy and Machiavellianism relates to their deficits in selfcontrol as suggested by general theories. Within the nomological network of dark traits, narcissism appears to have enduring and unmediated associations with externalizing features and conduct problems. Our findings add to the literature modeling the Dark Triad along with self-control to elucidate its contributions to antisocial/criminal outcomes in youth.

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“…For instance, the excessive focus on acquiring more causes greedy individuals to focus on immediate benefits rather than long-term interests, resulting in higher debts (Lunt & Livingstone, 1991). Greed is also positively associated with psychopathy (Vrabel et al, 2019;Sekhar et al, 2020). Given that greed is a universal facet of human life with both positive and negative consequences, it is vital to examine its effects in childhood and its early determinants.…”

Section: Child Dispositional Greedmentioning

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I Want More! The Role of Child, Family and Maternal Characteristics on Child Dispositional Greed and Sharing Behavior

Heuvel

Seuntjens²,

Ang

et al. 2022

Curr Psychol

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Greed is often regarded as a negative trait that impedes prosocial behavior in adults. Yet, relatively little is known about the development of greed and its effects on children. We examine the effect of dispositional greed on sharing behavior in 4-to-6-year-olds. In addition, we identified potential factors associated with child greed, including child, family, and maternal characteristics. This study with 63 mother–child dyads (Agechild = 5.11, SD = 0.88, 50.8% female) revealed that child greed was associated with less prosocial behavior in an observational sharing task. More specifically, children who were reported as greedier by their mothers shared less than less greedy children. Having fewer siblings, less mindful maternal parenting style, and high maternal trait anxiety was associated with higher dispositional greed in children. Additionally, their mother rated greedier children as having higher negative affectivity. These findings suggest that child greed is an important developmental trait that warrants further investigation. Highlights • 63 mother–child dyads revealed that child greed was associated with less pro-social behavior in an observational sharing task • Child greed was associated with higher rates of child negative affectivity. • Having fewer siblings, less mindful parenting style, high maternal trait anxiety predicted dispositional greed in 4-to-6-year-old children

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Dispositional greed and its dark allies: An investigation among prospective managers

Cited by 20 publications

References 35 publications

Development and validation of the good and evil character traits (GECT) scale

Development and validation of the good and evil character traits (GECT) scale

Dark Triad Personalities, Self-control, and Antisocial/Criminal Outcomes in Youth

I Want More! The Role of Child, Family and Maternal Characteristics on Child Dispositional Greed and Sharing Behavior

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