Narcissism and emergent leadership in military cadets

Leadership Quarterly

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 475-486

  Paunonen, Sampo V ^a   Lönnqvist, Jan Erik ^a   Verkasalo, Markku ^a   Leikas, Sointu ^a   Nissinen, Vesa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL DEFENCE UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Leadership; Military; Narcissism; Personality

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748957215     PISSN: 10489843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.leaqua.2006.06.003     Document Type: Article

References (51)

1. American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders. (4th ed.). (1994), Author, Washington, D.C.
2. Amir Y., Kovarsky Y., and Sharan S. Peer nominations as a predictor of multistage promotions in a ramified organization. Journal of Applied Psychology 54 (1970) 462-469
3. Atwater L.E., and Yammarino F.J. Personal attributes as predictors of superiors' and subordinates' perceptions of military academy leadership. Human Relations 46 (1993) 645-668
4. Bartram D. Assessment in organizations. Applied Psychology: An International Review 53 (2004) 237-259
5. Bass B.M. Bass and Stogdill's handbook of leadership: Theory, research, and managerial applications (1990), The Free Press, New York
6. Bernardin H.J., Cooke D.K., and Villanova P. Conscientiousness and agreeableness as predictors of rating leniency. Journal of Applied Psychology 85 (2000) 232-236
7. Clark K.E., and Clark M.B. Measures of leadership (1990), West Orange, N.J, Leadership Library of America
8. Costa Jr. P.T., and McCrae R.R. Revised NEO Personality Inventory (NEO-PI-R) and NEO Five-Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI) professional manual (1992), Psychological Assessment Resources, Inc, Odessa, FL.
9. Goffin R.D., Gellatly I.R., Paunonen S.V., Jackson D.N., and Meyer J.P. Criterion validation of two approaches to performance appraisal: The behavioral observation scale and the relative percentile method. Journal of Business and Psychology 11 (1996) 37-47
10. Gulliksen H. Theory of mental tests (1950), Wiley, New York
11. Hämäläinen M., Pulkkinen L., Allik J., and Pulver A. Standardization of Nesta personality inventory (NEO-PI) for assessment of "the Big Five" personality traits. Research Bulletin Vol. 327 (1994), University of Jyväskylä, Department of Psychology, Jyväskylä, Finland
12. Hogan R. Trouble at the top: Causes and consequences of managerial incompetence. Consulting Psychology Journal 46 (1994) 9-15
13. Hogan R., and Hogan J. Assessing leadership: A view from the dark side. International Journal of Selection and Assessment 9 (2001) 40-51
14. Hogan R., Raskin R., and Fazzini D. The dark side of charisma. In: Clark K.E., and Clark M.B. (Eds). Measures of leadership (1990), Leadership Library of America, West Orange, NJ 343-354
15. Hollander E.P. Validity of peer nominations in predicting a distant performance criterion. Journal of Applied Psychology 49 (1965) 434-438
16. Holzbach R.L. Rater bias in performance ratings: Superior, self-, and peer ratings. Journal of Applied Psychology 63 (1978) 579-588
17. House R.J., and Howell J.M. Personality and charismatic leadership. Leadership Quarterly 3 (1992) 81-108
18. Howell J.M. The two faces of charisma: Socialized and personalized leadership in organizations. In: Conger J.A., and Kanungo R.A. (Eds). Charismatic leadership: The elusive factor in organizational effectiveness (1988), Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, CA 213-246
19. Judge T.A., and Bono J.E. Five-factor model of personality and transformational leadership. Journal of Applied Psychology 85 (2000) 751-765
20. Judge T.A., Bono J.E., Ilies R., and Gerhardt M.W. Personality and leadership: A qualitative and quantitative review. Journal of Applied Psychology 87 (2002) 765-780
21. Kane J.S., and Lawler E.E. Methods of peer assessment. Psychological Bulletin 85 (1978) 555-586
22. Katter R.V., and Holmen M.G. Infantry OCS evaluations and combat performance. Tech. Rep. Vol. 8 (1954), U.S. Department of the Army, Human Resources Research Office, Washington, D.C.
23. Kets de Vries M.F.R., and Miller D. Narcissism and leadership: An object relations perspective. In: Vecchio R.P. (Ed). Leadership: Understanding the dynamics of power and influence in organizations (1997), University of Notre Dame Press, Notre Dame, IN 194-214
24. Lord R.G., Foti R., and De Vader C. A test of leadership categorization theory: Internal structure, information processing, and leadership perceptions. Organizational Behavior and Human Performance 34 (1984) 343-378
25. Lord R.G., and Maher K.J. Leadership perceptions and leadership performance: Two distinct but interdependent processes. In: Carroll J. (Ed). Applied social psychology and organizational settings (1990), Erlbaum, Hillsdale, NJ 129-154
26. Lord R.G., and Maher K.J. Leadership and information processing: Linking perceptions and performance (1991), Unwin Hyman, Boston, MA
27. Marta S., Leritz L.E., and Mumford M.D. Leadership skills and the group performance: Situational demands, behavioral requirements, and planning. Leadership Quarterly 16 (2004) 97-120
28. Mumford M.D., Gessner T.L., Connelly M.S., O'Connor J.A., and Clifton T.C. Leadership and destructive acts: Individual and situational influences. Leadership Quarterly 4 (1993) 115-147
29. Nissinen V. Military leadership (2001), National Defence College, Department of Management and Leadership., Helsinki, Finland Research Report No. 20/2001
30. Paulhus D.L. Measurement and control of response bias. In: Robinson J.P., Shaver P.R., and Wrightsman L.S. (Eds). Measures of personality and social psychological attitudes (1991), Academic Press, New York 17-59
31. Paulhus D.L., and John O.P. Egoistic and moralistic bias in self-perceptions: The interplay of self-deceptive styles with basic traits and motives. Journal of Personality 66 (1998) 1024-1060
32. Paulhus D.L., and Williams K.M. The Dark Triad of personality: Narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy. Journal of Research in Personality 36 (2002) 556-563
33. Paunonen S.V. Design and construction of the Supernumerary Personality Inventory. Research Bulletin Vol. 763. (2002), University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario
34. Paunonen S.V. Big Five factors of personality and replicated predictions of behavior. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 84 (2003) 411-424
35. Paunonen S.V., and Ashton M.C. Big Five factors and facets and the prediction of behavior. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 81 (2001) 524-539
36. Paunonen S.V., Haddock G., Forsterling F., and Keinonen M. Broad versus narrow personality measures and the prediction of behavior across cultures. European Journal of Personality 17 (2003) 413-433
37. Paunonen S.V., and Jackson D.N. Nonverbal trait inference. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 37 (1979) 1645-1659
38. Paunonen S.V., and Jackson D.N. What is beyond the Big Five? Plenty!. Journal of Personality 68 (2000) 821-835
39. Raskin R.N., and Hall C.S. A narcissistic personality inventory. Psychological Reports 45 (1979) 590
40. Raskin R.N., and Novacek J. An MMPI description of the narcissistic personality. Journal of Personality Assessment 53 (1989) 66-80
41. Raskin R.N., and Terry H. A principal components analysis of the Narcissistic Personality Inventory and further evidence of its construct validity. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 54 (1988) 890-902
42. Rose P. The happy and unhappy faces of narcissism. Personality and Individual Differences 33 (2002) 379-391
43. Rosenberg M. Society and the adolescent self-image (1965), Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ
44. Sedikides C., Rudich E.A., Gregg A.P., Kumashiro M., and Rusbult C. Are normal narcissists psychologically healthy?: Self-esteem matters. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 87 (2004) 400-416
45. Shipper F., and Dillard J.E. A study of impending derailment and recovery of middle managers across career stages. Human Resource Management 39 (2000) 331-345
46. Stoeber J.D., Dette D.E., and Musch J. Comparing continuous and dichotomous scoring of the Balanced Inventory of Socially Desirable Responding. Journal of Personality Assessment 78 (2002) 370-389
47. Sturman T.S. The motivational foundations and behavioral expressions of three narcissistic styles. Social Behavior and Personality 28 (2000) 393-408
48. Watson P.J., and Biderman M.D. Narcissistic Personality Inventory factors, splitting and self-consciousness. Journal of Personality Assessment 61 (1993) 41-57
49. Wherry R.J., and Fryer D.H. Buddy ratings: Popularity contest or leadership criterion?. Personnel Psychology 2 (1949) 147-159
50. Williams S.B., and Leavitt H.J. Group opinion as a predictor of military leadership. Journal of Consulting Psychology 11 (1947) 283-291
51. Yongling E.W., Levine S.H., Mocharmuk J.B., and Weston L.M. Feasibility study to predict combat effectiveness for selected military roles: Fighter pilot effectiveness (MDC Rep. El634) (1977), McDonnell Douglas Astronautics Company East, St. Louis, MO