TY - JOUR
T1 - The moderating effect of perceived punishment on the relationship between the Dark Triad and corruption
AU - e Oliveira, Estêvão Caputo
AU - Modesto, João Gabriel
AU - Saraiva, Renan Benigno
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PY - 2024/9/5
Y1 - 2024/9/5
N2 - The present study aimed to investigate the moderating effect of perceived punishment on the relationship between the Dark Triad personality traits and corruption in Brazil (N = 118) and the United Kingdom (N = 130). Participants answered the Dark Triad Dirty Dozen Scale, as well as measures of corruption and perceived punishment. It was found that punishment predicts corruption in both countries. Regarding the Dark Triad traits, a relationship between Machiavellianism and corruption was identified in Brazil and the United Kingdom, although an interaction with punishment was identified only in Brazil. Moreover, psychopathy had no relationship with corruption or punishment in either country. A direct relationship was found only in Brazil on narcissism, although the interaction term was significant in both countries. In general, it was identified that perceived punishment and the dark triad traits contribute to the understanding of corruption, despite some differences in the results between Brazil and the United Kingdom.
AB - The present study aimed to investigate the moderating effect of perceived punishment on the relationship between the Dark Triad personality traits and corruption in Brazil (N = 118) and the United Kingdom (N = 130). Participants answered the Dark Triad Dirty Dozen Scale, as well as measures of corruption and perceived punishment. It was found that punishment predicts corruption in both countries. Regarding the Dark Triad traits, a relationship between Machiavellianism and corruption was identified in Brazil and the United Kingdom, although an interaction with punishment was identified only in Brazil. Moreover, psychopathy had no relationship with corruption or punishment in either country. A direct relationship was found only in Brazil on narcissism, although the interaction term was significant in both countries. In general, it was identified that perceived punishment and the dark triad traits contribute to the understanding of corruption, despite some differences in the results between Brazil and the United Kingdom.
KW - Analytical Model of Corruption
KW - Brazil
KW - corruption
KW - Dark Triad
KW - perceived punishment
KW - United Kingdom
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85209729136&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.22235/cp.v18i2.3804
DO - 10.22235/cp.v18i2.3804
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85209729136
SN - 1688-4094
VL - 18
JO - Ciencias Psicologicas
JF - Ciencias Psicologicas
IS - 2
M1 - e-3804
ER -