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Table 3 Differences in Narcissism, Psychopathy, Machiavellianism and PsyCap across industries.

From: Where a psychopathic personality matters at work: a cross-industry study of the relation of dark triad and psychological capital

  

Measures

   
  

Narcissism

Psychopathy

Machiavellianism

PsyCap

Industry

Architecture & construction

2.86 (0.59)

2.24 (0.63)

3.06 (0.61)

4.65 (0.52)

 

Automotive & engineering

2.91 (0.56)

2.05 (0.54)

3.09 (0.59)

4.63 (0.51)

 

Finance & insurance services

2.85 (0.55)

2.11 (0.55)

3.05 (0.59)

4.59 (0.50)

 

Consulting

2.88 (0.56)

2.18 (0.60)

3.04 (0.60)

4.56 (0.62)

 

Education & research

2.67 (0.60)

1.98 (0.51)

3.02 (0.56)

4.57 (0.55)

 

Health care, medical & social services

2.71 (0.60)

2.03 (0.59)

2.92 (0.64)

4.59 (0.57)

 

Retail & consumption

2.81 (0.56)

2.06 (0.56)

3.10 (0.59)

4.48 (0.62)

 

IT

2.90 (0.61)

2.07 (0.56)

3.00 (0.59)

4.67 (0.51)

 

Public service, administration & transportation

2.78 (0.62)

2.07 (0.61)

3.05 (0.60)

4.64 (0.56)

 

df

8

8

8

8

 

F value

3.507

3.213

1.610

2.333

 

p value

0.0005

0.0013

0.117

0.0172

  1. Note. Means and standard variations (in brackets). Results of ANOVAs for each measure are shown in the bottom (including df, F value and p value); n = 1,720.