The incremental effect of Dark personality over the Big Five in workplace bullying: Evidence from perpetrators and targets

Fernández-del-Río, Elena (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Ramos-Villagrasa, Pedro J. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Escartín, J.

Resumen: The current study analyzes the relationship between workplace bullying (self-reported experience of being a target and perpetration of bullying behaviors), Big Five and Dark Tetrad personality traits. The sample comprised 613 employees (54% female) from different Spanish organizations. Hierarchical regression analyses showed that neuroticism and Machiavellianism were positively related to being a target to bullying-related behaviors, whereas narcissism was negatively related. In the case of perpetrators, narcissism and sadism were positively, and agreeableness negatively related to workplace bullying behaviors. We conclude that personality traits are different in targets and perpetrators and should always be considered when investigating workplace bullying.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2020.110291

Año: 2021

Publicado en: Personality and Individual Differences 168 (2021), 110291 1-6
ISSN: 0191-8869

Factor impacto JCR: 3.95 (2021)

Categ. JCR: PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL rank: 24 / 65 = 0.369 (2021) - Q2 - T2

Factor impacto CITESCORE: 5.3 - Psychology (Q1)

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 1.178 - Psychology (miscellaneous) (Q1)

Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/S31-20D

Tipo y forma: Article (PostPrint)

Área (Departamento): Área Psicología Social (Dpto. Psicología y Sociología)