TITLE:
Work Personality (Wave), Intelligence and the Dark Side at Work
AUTHORS:
Kat Palaiou, Jackie Sykes, Chris Welford, Adrian Furnham
KEYWORDS:
Dark and Bright Side Personality, Intelligence, Work Personality, Gender
JOURNAL NAME:
Psychology,
Vol.7 No.13,
November
10,
2016
ABSTRACT: This study examined the relationship between the “bright” and “dark” side
of work personality, as well as their relationship to cognitive ability. In all
374 working adults completed three tests at work: Hogan Development Survey
(HDS) (Hogan & Hogan, 2009); Saville Consulting Wave Professional Styles (Saville
Consulting, 2005); Raven’s Progressive Matrices (Raven, Raven, & Court,
1998). The four behavioural clusters (Thought, Influence, Adaptability,
Delivery) of the “bright side” test were independent of one another. Three of
the four correlations between intelligence and personality were significant.
Regressions showed that gender, intelligence, and the “dark side” factors
measured at facet and higher order levels accounted for between 7% and 37% of
the variance. The thought cluster was best predicted by intelligence and high
scores on Leisurely, Bold and Imaginative. The influence cluster was best
predicted by intelligence (negatively), skeptical, reserved (negative) and colourful.
The adaptability cluster was most related to diligence (negatively). Finally, delivery
was predicted by intelligence (negatively), excitability (negatively), skeptical
and diligence. Limitations and implications are considered.