The Effects of Employee Dark Triad Traits and Leadership Styles on Work-Related Outcomes in China: An Agency-Communion Perspective.

IF 2.2 4区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Journal of Psychology Pub Date : 2025-04-15 DOI:10.1080/00223980.2025.2485907

Gloria Xiaocheng Ma, Marise Ph Born, Paraskevas Petrou, Arnold B Bakker

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This study investigated the effects of employees' dark triad traits and leadership styles on employees' work outcomes among Chinese employees (N = 332). Four leadership scenarios were designed, based on a combination of leadership agency and communion, in order to capture goal-oriented and people-oriented leadership behaviors. Participants were randomly assigned to a leadership scenario and filled out a work-related questionnaire after reading it. We used hierarchical regression models to conduct the analyses. Next to significant direct effects of employees' dark triad traits and leadership styles on work outcomes, there were significant interaction effects between employees' Machiavellianism and leadership styles on their work outcomes. More specifically, compared to other leadership styles, high agency-low communion leadership was more likely to activate counterproductive work behavior (CWB) and emotional exhaustion among Machiavellians. No interaction effects occurred for narcissism and psychopathy.

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中国员工黑暗人格特质和领导风格对工作成果的影响：一个代理-共融视角。

本研究以332名中国员工为研究对象，考察了员工黑暗三合一特质和领导风格对员工工作成果的影响。为了捕捉目标导向和以人为本的领导行为，在领导代理和共融的基础上设计了四种领导情景。参与者被随机分配到一个领导力场景中，并在阅读后填写了一份与工作相关的问卷。我们使用层次回归模型进行分析。除了黑暗人格特质和领导风格对工作结果的直接影响外，马基雅维利主义和领导风格对工作结果的交互影响也显著。更具体地说，与其他领导风格相比，高代理-低共融领导更容易激活马基雅维利主义者的反生产行为（CWB）和情绪耗散。自恋和精神病没有交互作用。

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Journal of Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

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