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Patience as a Mediator Between the Dark Triad and Meaning in Life

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  • Jinya Wang

    (Beijing Normal University)

  • Tsingan Li

    (Beijing Normal University)

  • Kenneth Wang

    (Travis Research Institute)

  • Cuiying Wang

    (Beijing Normal University)

Abstract

Recently, researchers have shed light on the link between personality and meaning in life. The present study was designed to explore this association by investigating the relationships between the Dark Triad personality traits (i.e., Machiavellianism, psychopathy, and narcissism), meaning in life, and patience. Notably, patience is a construct derived from the Buddhist six perfections theory. It is composed of (1) the patience to endure suffering willingly (PES), (2) the patience to not retaliate against harm (PNH), and (3) the patience to thoroughly scrutinize phenomena (PSP). We also examined the potentail mediating role of patience in the links between the Dark Triad personality traits and meaning in life. Participants in the present study were 434 company employees in China. A battery of questionnaires measuring the Dark Triad personality traits, patience, and meaning in life was admininstered to the participants. The results showed that the Dark Triad personality traits were negatively correlated with patience and meaning in life. Results also indicated that patience fully mediated the relationships between the Dark Triad personality traits and meaning in life. Taken as a whole, the findings suggest that the lack of meaning in life among the working population in China might be associated with inadequate patience. The present study reveals the possible mechanism governing the associations between the Dark Triad personality traits and meaning in life and contributes to the process of bridging Buddhism and psychology.

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  • Jinya Wang & Tsingan Li & Kenneth Wang & Cuiying Wang, 2019. "Patience as a Mediator Between the Dark Triad and Meaning in Life," Applied Research in Quality of Life, Springer;International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies, vol. 14(2), pages 527-543, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:ariqol:v:14:y:2019:i:2:d:10.1007_s11482-018-9627-y
    DOI: 10.1007/s11482-018-9627-y
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