The NARC model postulates that grandiose narcissism manifests in two trait-based forms:
narcissistic admiration (ie, agentic features) and narcissistic rivalry (ie, antagonistic …

Although right-wing authoritarianism is among the most well-studied constructs in the social
sciences, left-wing authoritarianism (LWA) has only recently gathered attention. To expand …

The process by which auditors consider fraud risk in assessing management's motivation
and character remains under-addressed. This is problematic given the rising tide of …

Persons high in the manipulative, misanthropic trait Machiavellianism make use of various
forms of deception to attain their goals. A recent study demonstrated that different facets of …

People's commitment to moral principles affects how they self-regulate and directs people
down different ethical paths. The Integrity Scale was designed to assess the strength of …

Although the role of so-called dark traits in the prediction of maladaptive behavior has seen
a large increase in interest by researchers, the Big Five still maintain their ubiquity in the …

The importance of performance and achievement for human social identity is undeniable.
Among other things it supports self-esteem that could be secure or fragile, depending on …

Some scholars treat grandiose narcissism and self-esteem as independent predictors. This
has led to creating one nomological network for grandiose narcissism and one nomological …

Machiavellianism (Mach) entails amorality, duplicity, cynicism, long-term orientation, callous
interpersonal orientation, and a preference for egotistic manipulation of others. Due to the …

Persons high in the manipulative, misanthropic trait Machiavellianism have been shown to
make use of various forms of deception to attain their goals. A recent study has furthermore …