Patience as a Mediator Between the Dark Triad and Meaning in Life

Wang, Jinya; Li, Tsingan; Wang, Kenneth; Wang, Cuiying

doi:10.1007/s11482-018-9627-y

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“…Indeed, some measures of patience explicitly derive items from Muslim (Khormaei et al., 2015) and Buddhist (Deng & Li, 2016) spirituality. As would be expected, religiously based measures are moderately correlated with meaning in life (Wang et al., 2019), but such correlations are not limited to religiously rooted measures. Numerous studies employing the 3‐Factor Patience Scale (Schnitker, 2012), used in the present study, demonstrate robust associations between patience and meaning (e.g., Schnitker, Gilbertson, et al, 2020; Schnitker, Houltberg, et al, 2020), with effect sizes suggesting life hardships patience, in particular, is related to meaning in life (Shubert et al., 2020).…”

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“…Life hardships patience is deployed when emotionally regulating to remain calm in the face of long‐term life challenges (e.g., chronic physical or mental illnesses), interpersonal patience entails staying calm in relation to frustrating people (e.g., an annoying co‐worker), and daily hassles patience relates to staying calm amidst minor, short‐term irritations (e.g., waiting in lines). Virtue conceptualizations of patience from both eastern and western perspectives tend to emphasize that the tolerance or waiting involved in patience is directed toward a transcendent, beyond‐the‐self, or moral purpose (Hashemi et al., 2018; Khormaei et al., 2015; Schnitker et al, 2019; Schnitker, Houltberg, et al, 2017; Valikhani et al., 2017; Wang et al., 2019). Indeed, some measures of patience explicitly derive items from Muslim (Khormaei et al., 2015) and Buddhist (Deng & Li, 2016) spirituality.…”

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Gratitude and patience moderate meaning struggles and suicidal risk in a cross‐sectional study of inpatients at a Christian psychiatric hospital

Schnitker

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Abernethy

et al. 2021

Journal of Personality

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Objective: Suicidal behavior is a leading cause of injury and death, so research identifying protective factors is essential. Research suggests gratitude and life hardships patience are character strengths that might protect against the deleterious association of struggles with ultimate meaning and suicide risk. However, no studies have evaluated their utility among people experiencing acute/severe mental health concerns. Method: We tested the protective function of gratitude and life hardships patience with cross-sectional data from adults (M age = 31.83 years; SD = 14.84; range = 18-82) hospitalized in a Christian psychiatric inpatient facility (M stay = 6.37 days, SD = 4.64). Results: Gratitude and life hardships patience moderated the positive relation between meaning struggles and suicide risk. Specifically, gratitude and life hardships patience protected against meaning struggles as a risk factor for suicide through mechanisms separate from ameliorating depressive symptoms. Conclusions: Findings provide initial support for gratitude and patience interventions as an adjunct to standard psychiatric treatment for minimizing suicide risk.

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Gratitude and patience moderate meaning struggles and suicidal risk in a cross‐sectional study of inpatients at a Christian psychiatric hospital

Schnitker

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Abernethy

et al. 2021

Journal of Personality

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“…Not every previous study supports the conclusions that Machiavellianism and psychopathy are negatively and narcissism is positively associated with well-being. For example, Wang et al (2018) found a negative association between narcissism and meaning in life, and Brand et al (2016) found positive correlations between Machiavellianism and psychopathy and mental toughness. Conceptions of happiness are also associated with experienced mental well-being (Joshanloo, 2014;Joshanloo et al, 2016).…”

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“…Machiavellianism and psychopathy have been found to be negatively correlated with various aspects of subjective well-being, eudaimonic well-being, and mental toughness ( Egan et al, 2014 ; Aghababaei and Błachnio, 2015 ; Wang et al, 2018 ; Papageorgiou et al, 2019 ; Aminnuddin, 2020 ; Limone et al, 2020 ). Narcissism, however, has shown positive associations with well-being and mental toughness (e.g., Egan et al, 2014 ; Aghababaei and Błachnio, 2015 ; Zajenkowski and Czarna, 2015 ; Giacomin and Jordan, 2016 ; Papageorgiou et al, 2019 ; Aminnuddin, 2020 ).…”

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Conceptions of Happiness Mediate the Relationship Between the Dark Triad and Well-Being

Joshanloo

2021

Front. Psychol.

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This study explored the associations between the Dark Triad traits (i.e., Machiavellianism, psychopathy, and narcissism) and mental well-being in a Korean adult sample (N = 1,177). The role of the conceptions of happiness as mediators of these associations was also investigated. Eight conceptions of happiness (e.g., fragility of happiness and eudaimonism), 3 dimensions of hedonic well-being (e.g., life satisfaction), and 2 dimensions of eudaimonic well-being (e.g., psychological well-being) were included in the study. The results showed that Machiavellianism and psychopathy were negatively and narcissism was positively associated with well-being. The pattern of associations between the dark triad and conceptions of happiness showed that Machiavellianism and psychopathy were associated with valuing personal happiness but also considering it to be out of one’s control, and to have negative consequences when achieved. People high on narcissism endorsed generally positive notions of happiness. Results showed that conceptions of happiness functioned as partial mediators in the relationships between the dark triad and well-being. Hence, it seems that the dark triad traits provide a context for the formation of certain beliefs surrounding the nature and value of well-being, which per se influence experienced levels of well-being.

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“…Thus, spirituality/religiosity might lead individuals to integrate healthily with society, promoting empathy, respect for others, and having a purpose in life (WHO, 2002). This aspect of life integrates one's perception of their quality of life, giving people a sense of meaning in life and satisfaction with life, aspects that people with high dark traits usually tend to score low (Wang et al, 2019;Womick et al, 2019).…”

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The Dark Core of personality: Individual’s expression of locus of control and spirituality

Bonfá-Araujo

Costa

Couto

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Dark personality traits are amongst the most popular research topics recently. In 2018 the Dark Core of personality was proposed as a common core to capture all aversive subclinical manifestations. In this study, we aimed at investigating how individuals with high scores on the Dark Core perceive control (i.e., internally or externally) and express their spirituality. Participants were 614 adults, mostly females (85.17%), aged from 18 to 73 years-old (M = 36.00; SD = 12.26), and identified themselves as agnostics (22.63%) or Catholics (19.05%). Participants responded to a measure that assessed the Dark Core of personality (D35), the Locus of Control Scale (ELOCUS), and the WHOQOL-spirituality, religiousness, and personal beliefs (WHOQOL-SRPB). We used a path analysis model to estimate their connection. Results indicated that the Dark Core better predicts external locus of control, which respectively predicts connect, strength, and faith, which can be considered as spiritual coping strategies. We concluded that men and women tend to blame external forces when things do not go their way and use personal beliefs to relieve emotional distress.

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Patience as a Mediator Between the Dark Triad and Meaning in Life

Cited by 11 publications

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Gratitude and patience moderate meaning struggles and suicidal risk in a cross‐sectional study of inpatients at a Christian psychiatric hospital

Gratitude and patience moderate meaning struggles and suicidal risk in a cross‐sectional study of inpatients at a Christian psychiatric hospital

Conceptions of Happiness Mediate the Relationship Between the Dark Triad and Well-Being

The Dark Core of personality: Individual’s expression of locus of control and spirituality

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