Journal of Applied Psychology 2024
The enemy within one’s own ranks: Meta-analysis on the effects of psychopathy on workplace-related behavior.
Abstract
= 49,350) is (a) to test the relationship of psychopathy with task performance, organizational citizenship behavior, and counterproductive work behavior, (b) to differentiate the relationships of primary versus secondary psychopathy with these behaviors, and (c) to test for relevant moderating influences by actor- and target-/exchange-partner factors. In contrast to earlier significant but weak meta-analytic findings (O'Boyle et al., 2012), both meta-analytic overall effects and meta-analytic structural equation modeling suggest that psychopathy substantially reduces task performance and organizational citizenship behavior and enhances counterproductive work behavior. Compared to primary psychopathy, effects were mostly more pronounced for secondary psychopathy. Besides methodological factors, moderator analyses revealed relationships to vary by actor (age, organizational tenure, hierarchical level) but not by target. Together, these findings point toward new and relevant directions for future research on the effects of psychopathy in the workplace. (PsycInfo Database Record
- DOI
- 10.1037/apl0001248
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