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- Title
Personality Traits and Winning: Competitiveness, Hypercompetitiveness, and Machiavellianism.
- Authors
Houston, John M.; Queen, Jennifer S.; Cruz, Nathalia; Vlahov, Rachel; Gosnell, Mercedes
- Abstract
While the personality traits competitiveness, hypercompetitiveness, and Machiavellianism all appear conceptually linked by a common focus on the desire to win, the relationships among these three personality characteristics have not been systematically investigated. Past research revealed positive relationships between competitiveness (the desire to win in interpersonal situations) and hypercompetitiveness (a neurotic need to win at all costs), and between hypercompetitiveness and Machiavellianism (a cynical worldview, pragmatic ethics, and the use of duplicitous tactics). However, the relationship between competitiveness and Machiavellianism has remained unexplored. Online survey data from 105 respondents indicated that Machiavellianism was positively related to hypercompetitiveness but not related to competitiveness. These findings support the conceptual distinction between competitiveness and hypercompetitiveness by demonstrating the different relationships these constructs have with Machiavellianism.
- Publication
North American Journal of Psychology, 2015, Vol 17, Issue 1, p105
- ISSN
1527-7143
- Publication type
Academic Journal