Educating the Disagreeable Extravert: Narcissism, the Big Five Personality Traits, and Achievement Goal Orientation

摘要: Despite the fact that longitudinal data have been compiled over past 30 years among undergraduate students in higher education settings regarding narcissism, literature is devoid of empirical investigations explore relationships between narcissism and learning. Because suggest scores are increasing each year this population, an exploration relationship learning timely warranted. Sampling from university students, study uses Narcissistic Personality Inventory, Big Five Achievement Goal Questionnaire to verify known personality traits extraversion agreeableness; agreeableness goal orientation; a previously undocumented performance orientation. Results exploratory indicate while does contribute orientation, it not substantial variable determining achievement orientation general. The addresses implications limitations research addition areas for additional investigation.