Narcissism and its relationship with counterproductive work behavior: Mediational effects of psychological entitlement and subjective well-being

• Authors: Magdalena Anna Żemojtel-Piotrowska , Jarosław Piotrowski , Paulina Pers , Elżbieta Tomiałowicz , Amanda Clinton

Abstracts

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This paper describes the results of a study that examined if psychological entitlement and hedonic well-being mediated relationships between counterproductive work behaviors (CWB) and grandiose narcissism. More specifically, the mediation effects of both types of narcissism on CWB via psychological entitlement and hedonistic subjective well-being (SWB) were examined. This study is based on self-reported, cross-sectional study on 119 working adults. Agentic and communal narcissism were positively related to CWB in parallel way, while simultaneously and indirectly decreasing CWB levels via higher SWB. Current paper is the first attempt to include agentic-communal narcissism model to explain the levels of CWB. The theoretical and practical implications of presented findings are discussed here in terms of the agency-communion model of narcissism and the “mixed blessing” effects of grandiose narcissism on subjective well-being.

Keywords

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subjective well-being; entitlement; communal narcissism; counterproductive work behaviors; agentic narcissism

• Publisher: Polska Akademia Nauk
• Journal: Polish Psychological Bulletin
• Year: 2018
• Volume: 49
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 442-448

Dates

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2018

Contributors

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Magdalena Anna Żemojtel-Piotrowska

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Jarosław Piotrowski

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Paulina Pers

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Elżbieta Tomiałowicz

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Amanda Clinton

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Biblioteka Nauki

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