Investigation of Personality Traits, Dark Triad and Aggression in the Context of Impostor Phenomenon in University Students
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Impostor Phenomenon, Personality Traits, Dark Triad, AggressionAbstract
The aim of this study is to examine personality traits, dark triad and aggression in the context of impostor phenomenon in university students. The population of this study consists of university students studying in the Republic of Turkey and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. A total of 278 university students, 66.2% (n=184) female and 33.8% (n=94) male, studying at universities in the Republic of Turkey and TRNC in the academic year 2021-2022 were included in the study by snowball sampling method, also known as chain referral sampling. Impostor Phenomenon Scale, Ten-item Personality Scale, Aggression Inventory, Abbreviated Dark Triad Scale and socio-demographic information form were used as data collection tools in the study. SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences), a statistical program used in social sciences, was used to analyze the data. As a result of the study, it was found that there was a positive relationship between subjective forgery and Machiavellianism, narcissism and psychopathy. It was concluded that Machiavellianism and psychopathy were positively related to forgery against others. It was concluded that openness to experience, emotional stability, conscientiousness personality traits were positively related to subjective dishonesty. It was found that emotional stability, conscientiousness, and extraversion personality traits were positively related to falsification towards others. It was found that those with subjective forgery exhibited physical, impulsive and general aggression more than those without. It was revealed that those who were dishonest with others had more impulsive, aggression-avoidant and general aggression than those who were not. It was concluded that those who were subjective and dishonest with others had more Machiavellianism and psychopathy traits than those who were not. The results of the study were discussed with the related literature and recommendations were made.
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