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Dark Triad and Resilience to Personal Loss: Evidence from the 2023 Türkiye-Syria Earthquakes
Hatime Kamilçelebi1, Martijn J Burger2
1Faculty of Applied Science, Kırklareli University, Kırklareli, Türkiye; Faculty of Management, Open University of the Netherlands, Heerlen, The Netherlands.
Abstract:
Can narcissism help foster resiliency against adversity? In this study, we used Turkish panel data, to examine whether narcissism can buffer the negative impact of personal loss on change in subjective well-being in the wake of the Türkiye-Syria earthquakes of 2023. Results show that the adaptation to personal loss was stronger for individuals high on narcissism. At the same time, we found no evidence that individuals high on Machiavellianism or psychopathy - other Dark Triad traits - were better able to adapt to personal loss.
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