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Поведение, связанное с сокрытием информации, и порицание коррупции: роль психологического превосходства и темной триады
The study examines the correlation between the behavior associated with information concealment and the condemnation of corruption through the prism of psychological superiority and traits of the "dark triad". The relevance of the study is due to the fact that concealment of information often leads to corruption schemes and reduces the effectiveness of management, which makes the study of this relationship especially important in combating corruption. The study includes the results of an all-Russian online survey conducted in the spring of 2024. The sample included 509 respondents (42.4% men and 57.6% women), whose average age was 41.34 years. To collect the data, adapted questionnaires were used to assess the traits of the "dark triad", psychological superiority and condemnation of corruption. The behavior associated with the concealment of information was measured using a 3-point questionnaire by A. Serenko and N. Bontis. The data were analyzed using correlation analysis and sequential mediation analysis. Machiavellianism increases the feeling of psychological superiority, which, in turn, leads to condemnation of corruption. However, Machiavellianism also increases the desire to conceal knowledge, which, on the contrary, is inversely correlated with the condemnation of corruption. Narcissists also feel more psychologically superior and tend to hide knowledge. But if their sense of superiority can lead to condemnation of corruption, then hiding information makes them more tolerant of it. When these two factors are included in the model, the direct influence of narcissism on attitudes towards corruption becomes insignificant. This suggests that a sense of superiority and the concealment of knowledge fully explain the link between narcissism and attitudes towards corruption. As a result, narcissists who feel superior and prefer to conceal information are less likely to condemn corruption.