Dark Triad Personality and Wisdom in Prediction of Students' Academic Self-Efficacy

authors:

avatar Sajjad Saadat 1 , * , avatar Amir Ghamarani 2

Dept. of Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran
Dept. of Psychology and Education of Children with Special Needs, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran
Educational Research in Medical Sciences: Vol.6, issue 2; e79652
published online: January 27, 2018
article type: Research Article
received: September 27, 2017
accepted: December 15, 2017

how to cite: Saadat S , Ghamarani A . Dark Triad Personality and Wisdom in Prediction of Students' Academic Self-Efficacy. Educ Res Med Sci. 2017;6(2):e79652. 

Abstract

Introduction: A number of studies have argued that students' academic self-efficacy is affected by various factors. This study investigates the role of the dark triad personality and wisdom on the Iranian students' academic self-efficacy.
Methods: In this correlational study, 177 (84 female and 93 male) students of the University of Isfahan aged 18-54 years old (M = 23.1, SD = 4.9) were selected. Total academic mean range of the participants was 10 to 20 (M = 16.4, SD = 1.6). Participants completed the College Academic Self-Efficacy Scale, The Dark Triad Dirty Dozen, and Three-dimensional wisdom scales.
Results: Results showed that there was a negative relationship between the variables of Machiavellianism and psychopathy and academic self-efficacy; inversely, there was a positive relationship between variables of cognitive and reflective wisdom and academic self-efficacy. Reflective wisdom, narcissism, and Machiavellianism predicted 0.17% of the self-efficacy.
Conclusion: The results of the present study supported the importance of the dark triad personality and wisdom, as the variables, which were able to predict the academic self-efficacy of the students.

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