Leader dark traits, workplace bullying, and employee depression: Exploring mediation and the role of the dark core

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 126, Issue 7, 2017, Pages 911-920

  Tokarev, Alexander ^a   Phillips, Abigail R ^a   Hughes, David J ^a   Irwing, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bullying; Dark triad; Depression; Narcissism; Psychopathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BULLYING; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MACHIAVELLIANISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NARCISSISM; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOPATHY; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; BULLYING; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NARCISSISM; PERSONALITY;

EID: 85032915609     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: 19391846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/abn0000299     Document Type: Article

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