Predicting counterproductive work behaviors with sub-clinical psychopathy: Beyond the Five Factor Model of personality |
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Authors: | Kelly T. Scherer Michael Baysinger Dana Zolynsky James M. LeBreton |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Psychological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States;2. Kronos Inc., Beaverton, OR, United States;3. Department of Psychology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, United States |
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Abstract: | Organizational psychologists examining personality’s relation to work behavior have focused largely on the “normal” traits comprising the Five Factor Model (FFM). However, given the aversive nature of sub-clinical psychopathy (e.g., callous affect, impulsivity), we posit that this toxic personality profile will enhance the prediction of negative work outcomes, namely forms of counterproductive workplace behavior (CWB). Study 1 (N = 193) examined the value of sub-clinical psychopathy and the FFM in predicting intentions to engage in CWB; results support prior research indicating that both agreeableness and conscientiousness significantly correlated with CWB. In addition, sub-clinical psychopathy predicted CWB above and beyond the FFM. Study 2 (N = 360) extended the findings of Study 1 by examining interpersonally deviant behavior in a team context. While agreeableness was significantly related to interpersonal deviance in Study 2, conscientiousness was not. Results from Study 2 replicate Study 1, suggesting that sub-clinical psychopathy accounted for the majority of the explained variance in interpersonal deviance. Overall, the results support the value of using sub-clinical psychopathy to predict CWB. |
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Keywords: | Sub-clinical psychopathy Five Factor Model Counterproductive work behavior Personality |
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