The relationship between emotional intelligence and the dark triad personality traits: A meta-analytic review

Cai, Miao; Humphrey, Ronald H.; Qian, Shanshan; Pollack, Jeffrey M.

doi:10.1016/j.jrp.2018.12.004

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“…For instance, Wai and Tiliopoulos (2012) found a positive relation with the recognition of angry faces and Konrath et al (2014) identified exploitativeness (as facet of narcissism) as positive predictor of the recognition of negative emotions. Also, a recent meta-analytic investigation revealed that only Machiavellianism and psychopathy negatively correlated with both ability and trait EI (Miao et al, 2019). This again indicates the occasional adaptive nature of narcissism and is in line with the conclusion, that narcissism represents the lightest trait among the DT (Rauthmann and Kolar, 2012).…”

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The Dark Side of Emotion Recognition – Evidence From Cross-Cultural Research in Germany and China

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Background: The dark triad of personality (DT) comprises three antisocial personality traits (i.e., narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy) that are characterized by callousness and the motive to elevate the self while derogating other people. Previous research indicates that the positive relationship between the DT traits and interpersonally deviant behaviors is especially pronounced at high levels of emotional abilities. This has also been referred to as dark Emotional Intelligence (EI). Since prior studies predominantly examined dark EI via trait-approach, the present study targeted at providing evidence for dark EI using a behavioral measure of EI, namely emotion recognition performance. In order to study the robustness and cross-cultural validity of findings, parallel investigations were conducted in Germany and China. Methods: A total of N = 198 German (age: M = 23.40, SD = 5.88, 130 female) and N = 223 Chinese (age: M = 19.01, SD = 1.06, 105 female) participants took part in an online survey and completed a set of questionnaires in German and Mandarin translations, respectively. DT traits were assessed by means of the Short Dark Triad Scale. As a behavioral measure of emotional abilities, participants completed the Eyes Test for pairs of eyes of Caucasian and Asian models. Moreover, participants filled in the Emotional Manipulation Scale for the assessment of emotionally manipulative tactics. Results: Effects were highly gender-and culture-dependent. Among German females, Machiavellianism and narcissism showed the strongest positive associations with emotionally manipulative tactics at high levels of emotion recognition performance. A similar pattern of results was found among German males for psychopathy. None of the effects was observed in the Chinese female or male samples. Discussion: The present findings indicate that emotional abilities may constitute risk factors with the potential to promote rather than to prevent deviant behaviors especially in samples from Western cultures with pronounced scores on DT personality traits. Limitations and psychometric properties are discussed.

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“…In recent years, on the basis of an emerging academic literature, a debate has risen about the association between EI and the DT (Jauk et al, 2016). Studies tend to show a negative association between EI and some DTs (Miao et al, 2019). Other studies, which are rarer but have received considerable media coverage (Bariso, 2018;Cummins, 2014), have revealed a positive link between EI and some DTs, often focusing on one or more subdimensions of EI, for instance the ability to regulate emotions (Côté et al, 2011;Davis & Nichols, 2016).…”

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QEPro: An ability measure of emotional intelligence for managers in a French cultural environment

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Managers’ interest in the concept of emotional intelligence (EI) has grown steadily due to an accumulation of published articles and books touting EI’s benefits. For over thirty years, many researchers have used or designed tools for measuring EI, most of which raise important psychometric, cultural and contextual issues. The aim of this article is to address some of the main limitations observed in previous studies of EI. By developing and validating QEPro we propose a new performance-based measure of EI based on a modified version of Mayer and Salovey’s (1997) four-branch model. QEPro is an ability EI measure specifically dedicated to managers and business executives in a French cultural environment (N = 1035 managers and executives). In order to increase both the ecological and the face validity of the test for the target population we used the Situational Judgment Tests framework and a theory-based item development and scoring approach. For all items, correct and incorrect response options were developed using established theories from the emotion and management fields. Our study showed that QEPro has good psychometric qualities such as high measurement precision and internal consistency, an appropriate level of difficulty and a clear factorial structure. The tool also correlates in meaningful and theoretically congruent ways with general intelligence, Trait EI measures, the Big Five factors of personality, and the Affect measures used in this study. For all these reasons, QEPro is a promising tool for studying the role of EI competencies in managerial outcomes.

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“…Dark triad personality is a socially malignant trait that refers to manipulate behaviors, selfishness and exploitation 26 . In the context of social psychology, dark triad traits are often considered as unfavorable and abnormal 27 .…”

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Dark tetrad personality traits and counterproductive work behavior among doctors in Pakistan

Murad

Shahzad

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Health Planning & Management

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Summary The purpose of this article is to identify the effects of dark tetrad personality traits (such as narcissism, psychopathy, Machiavellianism and sadism) on counterproductive work behavior with the mediating role of psychological contract breach and the moderating effect of political skills. Previous researches have focused on the direct effect of the dark triad to measure the counterproductive work behavior of individuals. Recently, everyday sadism has been added to the dark triad and become dark tetrad personality traits. Therefore, this study examines the dark tetrad personality traits to study counterproductive work behavior. This study applied structural equation modeling using partial least square to test the hypotheses on a sample of 400 doctors from the health sector of Pakistan. The results of this study reveal that dark tetrad has a positive and significant effect on counterproductive work behavior, and psychological contract breach significantly partially mediates in the relationship between dark tetrad and counterproductive work behavior. Furthermore, findings show that the moderating effect of political skills also positively and significantly strengthening the link between dark tetrad and the psychological contract breach. The conclusion of this study is made an innovative contribution to the Pakistan health sector, researchers and policy makers to designing the relevant practical implications.

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The relationship between emotional intelligence and the dark triad personality traits: A meta-analytic review

Cited by 89 publications

References 68 publications

The Dark Side of Emotion Recognition – Evidence From Cross-Cultural Research in Germany and China

The Dark Side of Emotion Recognition – Evidence From Cross-Cultural Research in Germany and China

QEPro: An ability measure of emotional intelligence for managers in a French cultural environment

Dark tetrad personality traits and counterproductive work behavior among doctors in Pakistan

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