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Using an Adapted Job Demands–Resources Model to Examine the Use of Legal, Prescription, and Illegal Drugs for Cognitive Enhancement in the Working Population in Germany

Sociological Inquiry, EarlyView.
Chronic stress is a global issue with detrimental effects on health and productivity, often leading individuals to adopt health‐related coping strategies. This study uses an adapted Job Demands–Resources model to examine how various job demands and resources impact perceived stress and, consequently, the use of legal, prescription, and illegal drugs ...
Sebastian Sattler, Mareike Reimann, Myriam Baum, Nina Hänel   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Why Machiavellianism Matters in Childhood: The Relationship Between Children's Machiavellian Traits and Their Peer Interactions in a Natural Setting

Europe's Journal of Psychology, 2015
The current study investigated the association between Machiavellianism and children’s peer interactions in the playground using observational methods. Primary school children (N = 34; 17 female), aged 9 to 11 years, completed the Kiddie Mach scale and ...
Loren Abell, Pamela Qualter, Gayle Brewer, Alexandra Barlow, Maria Stylianou, Peter Henzi, Louise Barrett   +6 more
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Corruption, Fast or Slow? Ethical Leadership Interacts With Machiavellianism to Influence Intuitive Thinking and Corruption

Frontiers in Psychology, 2020
Ethical leadership has been suggested as an organizational factor that could reduce unethical behaviors in an organization. We extend this research by examining how and when ethical leadership could reduce followers’ corruption.
Muhammad U. Manara, Muhammad U. Manara, Suzanne van Gils, Annika Nübold, Fred R. H. Zijlstra   +4 more
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Is Vulnerability More Important Than Grandiosity? Narcissistic Traits in Child‐To‐Parent Violence

Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling, Volume 23, Issue 3, October 2026.
ABSTRACT A growing body of research has highlighted the role of personality‐related vulnerabilities in child‐to‐parent violence (CPV), and recent studies suggest that narcissistic traits may be one relevant factor. Yet existing research has focused almost exclusively on grandiose narcissism, while vulnerable narcissism has rarely been examined.
Björn Johnson, Lisa Andersson, Robert Svensson   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

N. Machiavelli and Machiavellianism

Politologija, 1999
In the article the following problems are analysed: the problem of the relationship between the political philosophy of a widely-known philosopher of the Renaissance period Niccolo Machiavelli, on the one side, and Machiavellianism - on the other; the ...
Gintautas Mažeikis
doaj   +1 more source

The key predictors and moderators of academic success in higher education: A systematic literature review

Review of Education, Volume 14, Issue 2, August 2026.
Abstract This systematic literature review synthesised empirical studies published between 2016 and 2025 on conceptual and theoretical orientations, predictors, mediators, and moderators related to academic success in undergraduate higher education. Searches were conducted in ERIC, Scopus, and Web of Science using Boolean search strings.
Tsehaynew Getaneh Tareke, Tun Zaw Oo, István Thékes, Krisztián Józsa   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

National gender equality and sex differences in Machiavellianism across countries

International Journal of Personality Psychology
Machiavellianism is characterized by a focus on self-interest and a desire to achieve personal goals at any cost. Research consistently found that, on average, men score higher on Machiavellianism than women. However, the factors contributing to this sex
Dan Confino, Paolo Ghisletta, Gijsbert Stoet, Juan M. Falomir-Pichastor   +3 more
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Normalizing the Shamed Self: Stigma, Neutralization and “Narrative Credibility” in Interviews on White‐Collar Transgression

Symbolic Interaction, Volume 49, Issue 3, Page 639-662, August 2026.
In this article, I analyze my interviews with Mark (pseudonym), a social scientist who committed major academic fraud in over 50 top‐tier journal articles in the first decade of this century. I explain how stigma played a central role in how Mark and I shaped our interaction. I focus on how Mark, a former Professor and Dean with a distinguished career,
Thaddeus Müller
wiley   +1 more source

Out of the dark – Psychological perspectives on people's fascination with true crime

British Journal of Psychology, Volume 117, Issue 3, Page 880-909, August 2026.
Abstract The success of the true crime media genre reflects humanity's avid curiosity about violence, deviance, and murder, yet psychological research on this phenomenon is lacking. In this article, we highlight why true crime consumption may be relevant to various research fields that go beyond simple media preferences.
Corinna Perchtold‐Stefan, Christian Rominger, Simon Ceh, Katharina Sattler, Sarah‐Vanessa Veit, Andreas Fink   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

What It Takes to Foster Well‐Being in Organizations: A Comment to König et al.

International Journal of Selection and Assessment, Volume 34, Issue 3, August 2026.
ABSTRACT In this comment, we discuss the article by König et al. (”Why Personnel Selection Should Target Job Performance AND Well‐Being”) and describe our view on employee well‐being in the context of personnel selection. We appreciate several of König et al.'s suggestions: they highlight how incorporating measures into the selection process that ...
Sabine Sonnentag, Doris Fay
wiley   +1 more source