Occupational Niches and the Dark Triad Traits

Occupational Niches and the Dark Triad Traits

Our research focused on the vocational interests correlated with the Dark Triad traits (i.e., narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism). By understanding how these traits facilitate the structuring of one’s environment, we hypothesized that psychopaths will be more interested in realistic and p...

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Main Authors: JONASON, Peter K., WEE, Serena, LI, Norman P., JACKSON, Christopher
Format: text
Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2014
Subjects:
Narcissism
Psychopathy
Machiavellianism
Dark Triad
Vocational interests
Job choice
Sex differences
Gender and Sexuality
Personality and Social Contexts
Social Psychology
Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/1537
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/2793/viewcontent/JonasonWeeLiJackson_2014_OccupationNichesDarkTriad.pdf
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Institution: Singapore Management University
Language: English
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Summary:Our research focused on the vocational interests correlated with the Dark Triad traits (i.e., narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism). By understanding how these traits facilitate the structuring of one’s environment, we hypothesized that psychopaths will be more interested in realistic and practical careers, narcissists will be more interested in artistic, enterprising, and social careers, and Machiavellians will be more interested in avoiding careers that involve caring for others. In two cross-sectional studies (N = 424; N = 274), we provide general support for these hypotheses. Overall, our study showed those high on the Dark Triad traits may structure their social environment through idealized career preferences. We also show that sex differences in career preferences might be a function, in part of, individual differences in the Dark Triad traits.

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