Title: Unveiling the consequences of dark tetrad personality traits among female employees: linking cyberbullying and mental health with workplace outcomes

Authors: Rimsha Baheer; Kanwal Iqbal Khan; Shahid Mahmood

Addresses: Institute of Business and Management, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore 54000, Pakistan ' Department of Management Sciences, University of Engineering and Technology, New Campus, KSK, Pakistan ' Institute of Business, Management and Administrative Sciences, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan

Abstract: This study focuses on how dark tetrad personality traits cause cyberbullying among female employees, affecting their mental health and ultimately leading to turnover intention. A large population-based study among female bankers was conducted by disseminating 561 questionnaires in the major cities of Pakistan. The self-reported scales assessing dark tetrad personality traits, cyberbullying, mental health, and turnover intention were included in the questionnaire. Serial multiple mediation analysis was conducted to analyse the association of cyberbullying and mental health among dark tetrad and turnover intention. The findings showed a positive relationship between dark tetrad personality traits and turnover intention. Further, cyberbullying and mental health mediate the relationship between dark tetrad personality traits and turnover intention. The most interesting study finding depicts that sadism is the most common, whereas narcissism is the least hazardous personality trait affecting the employees' mental health and turnover intention.

Keywords: dark tetrad personality traits; Machiavellianism; narcissism; psychopathy; sadism; cyberbullying; mental health; turnover intention; serial multiple mediation analysis.

DOI: 10.1504/IJWOE.2024.143168

International Journal of Work Organisation and Emotion, 2024 Vol.15 No.4, pp.305 - 330

Received: 24 Nov 2022
Accepted: 26 Oct 2023
Published online: 05 Dec 2024 *

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