Narcissistic admiration and rivalry, Machiavellianism and willingness to engage in unethical pro-organisational behaviour (UPB)

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Grabowski, Damian
Stawiarska, Patrycja
Stąpor, Katarzyna
Chudzicka-Czupała, Agata
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2025
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Current Issues in Personality Psychology
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1-10
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2353-4192
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https://cipp.ug.edu.pl/Narcissistic-admiration-and-rivalry-Machiavellianism-and-willingness-to-engage-in,207002,0,2.html
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2025-09-19
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BACKGROUND This survey of Polish employees replicates research on the relationship between narcissism, Machiavellianism and unethical pro-organisational behaviour (UPB) that was previously conducted in other countries such as China, Pakistan and the US. Positive associations between narcissism, Machiavellianism and UPB were expected to occur. PARTICIPANTS AND PROCEDURE The survey covered 250 people working in large corporations across Poland. The sample included 163 women (65%) and 87 men (35%). Narcissism was measured with the NARQ questionnaire, developed as an operationalisation of the narcissistic admiration and rivalry concept (NARC). The MACH-4 scale was used to measure Machiavellianism. Readiness for UPB, on the other hand, was measured using the Polish version of the UPB Scale. RESULTS The research showed statistically significant positive relationships between narcissistic admiration, rivalry and Machiavellianism and the readiness to engage in UPB. At the same time, narcissistic rivalry and its components aggressiveness and striving for supremacy, and Machiavellianism correlate most strongly with UPB. Regression and mediation analyses showed that the significant variables to predict higher levels of readiness to engage in UPB are rivalry (aggressiveness) and Machiavellianism. Machiavellianism, moreover, appears as a mediator in the positive relationship of rivalry and its components (devaluation of others, striving for supremacy) with UPB. CONCLUSIONS Significant predictors of UPB are narcissistic rivalry, including aggressiveness, and Machiavellianism. A Machiavellian strategy may enable UPB to be undertaken by those with a tendency to dominate and devalue others.
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Machiavellianism
narcissism
NARC
unethical pro-organisational behaviour
UPB
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SDG 8. Decent Work and Economic Growth ,
SDG 16. Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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"Osobowość, jej czynniki i ciemne cechy a jasne i ciemne strony zaangażowania pracowników (zaangażowanie organizacyjne, pracoholizm, wypalenie zawodowe i skłonność do nieetycznych zachowań proorganizacyjnych)”, kierownik projektu: Damian Grabowski
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