A Bayesian Regression Analysis of the Effects of Narcissism on Group Performance

Gunnesch-Luca G, Paul KI, Moser K (2023)

Publication Language: English

Publication Type: Journal article, Original article

Publication year: 2023

Journal

Abstract

Though people high in narcissism have high self-esteem and appear as charming, their long-term relationships are problematic due to their difficult interpersonal style, which suggests that maintaining sound exchange relationships with narcissists is difficult. Because work teams must rely on continuing and reliable exchange processes, narcissistic team members should be detrimental to their functioning. We investigated this hypothesis by collecting data from 110 work groups from various organizations and analyzing the association between narcissism-based group composition indices and team performance. Using Bayesian inference, the results show that narcissism in work groups is negatively related to interpersonal forms of citizenship behavior, but not to citizenship behaviors that target the organization. Furthermore, group task performance was also negatively affected by narcissism within the team.

Authors with CRIS profile

George Gunnesch-Luca Lehrstuhl für Psychologie, insbesondere Wirtschafts- und Sozialpsychologie Karsten Paul Lehrstuhl für Psychologie, insbesondere Wirtschafts- und Sozialpsychologie Klaus Moser Lehrstuhl für Psychologie, insbesondere Wirtschafts- und Sozialpsychologie

How to cite

APA:

Gunnesch-Luca, G., Paul, K.I., & Moser, K. (2023). A Bayesian Regression Analysis of the Effects of Narcissism on Group Performance. Journal of Personnel Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1027/1866-5888/a000324

MLA:

Gunnesch-Luca, George, Karsten Ingmar Paul, and Klaus Moser. "A Bayesian Regression Analysis of the Effects of Narcissism on Group Performance." Journal of Personnel Psychology (2023).

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