Dark Triad Personality and Wisdom in Prediction of Students' Academic Self-Efficacy
Sajjad Saadat
1
, *
and
Amir Ghamarani
2
1 Dept. of Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran
2 Dept. of Psychology and Education of Children with Special Needs, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran
*
Corresponding author: Sajjad Saadat , Dept. of Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran
sajjadsaadat@edu.ui.ac.ir
Educational Research in Medical Sciences: January 28, 2018, 6 (2) ; e79652
Published Online :
January 27, 2018
Article Type: Research Article
Received:
September 27, 2017
Accepted:
December 15, 2017
To Cite:
Saadat
S , Ghamarani
A . Dark Triad Personality and Wisdom in Prediction of Students' Academic Self-Efficacy,
Educ Res Med Sci.
2018
; 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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