Wu Wenqing, Su Yuzheng, Huang Xuan, Liu Wenyi, Jiang Xin
College of Management and Economics, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.
Business School, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom.
Front Psychol. 2020 Jul 28;11:1520. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01520. eCollection 2020.
Past research about social entrepreneurial intention has centered on the impact of bright personalities; however, dark personalities such as the dark triad are also considered to have advantages. This study explored the relationship between the dark triad and social entrepreneurial intention by focusing on the mediating role of moral disengagement and the moderating role of empathic concern and perspective taking. Based on a sample of 491 undergraduates and 412 students in a master in business administration program in China, the dark triad was found to be negatively related to social entrepreneurial intention through moral disengagement. Moreover, high levels of empathic concern and perspective taking weakened the direct effect of the dark triad on moral disengagement, as well as the indirect effect of the dark triad on social entrepreneurial intention. Our study extends the research in the field of personality and entrepreneurship. Given the findings on the role of moral disengagement, empathic concern, and perspective taking, education efforts may assist in decreasing the negative effects of the dark triad on social entrepreneurial intention.
过去关于社会创业意向的研究主要集中在积极人格特质的影响上；然而，诸如黑暗三性格等消极人格特质也被认为具有优势。本研究通过关注道德推脱的中介作用以及共情关注和观点采择的调节作用，探讨了黑暗三性格与社会创业意向之间的关系。基于对中国491名本科生和412名工商管理硕士研究生的样本研究发现，黑暗三性格通过道德推脱与社会创业意向呈负相关。此外，高水平的共情关注和观点采择削弱了黑暗三性格对道德推脱的直接影响，以及黑暗三性格对社会创业意向的间接影响。我们的研究扩展了人格与创业领域的研究。鉴于道德推脱、共情关注和观点采择作用的研究结果，教育措施可能有助于减少黑暗三性格对社会创业意向的负面影响。
