Transformational leaders challenge the status quo, provide a vision of a promising future,
and motivate and inspire their followers to join in the pursuit of a better world. But many of …

Many negatively connoted personality traits (often termed “dark traits”) have been introduced
to account for ethically, morally, and socially questionable behavior. Herein, we provide a …

Although some researchers have suggested that narcissistic CEOs may have a positive
influence on organizational performance (eg, Maccoby, 2007; Patel & Cooper, 2014), a …

The Dark Factor of Personality (D) is conceptualized as the basic disposition out of which
“dark” traits arise as specific manifestations. We herein critically test this conceptualization …

Research over the past decade has shown that grandiose narcissists are often successful at
attaining leadership positions in organizations. However, there is no evidence that …

Faking remains an unsolved problem in high-stakes personality assessment. It is important
that the evaluation of so-called faking-detection scales differs between psychological …

The present study investigated the relation between the Dark Tetrad and avoidant and
anxious attachment styles (N= 438). Further, it was explored how bivariate relations change …

This study explored narcissistic states using a hierarchical, trifurcated structure, examining
state variability and trait-state associations of agentic extraversion, self-centered …

Are personality traits related to symptom overreporting and/or symptom underreporting?
With this question in mind, we evaluated studies from 1979 to 2020 (k= 55), in which …

Assessing dark personality traits with self‐reports may be hampered by biases such as
socially desirable responding. To address this, observer reports could be an effective …