Abstract
Narcissistic personality traits have been long associated with leadership, commonly suggested to be the only positive facet of narcissism. Nevertheless, it remains unclear whether leadership preferences can be predicted on the basis of narcissistic traits and self-esteem while taking into account general personality characteristics. In the present study, University students (N = 120) completed measures of narcissism (NPI-16), motivation to lead, leadership preferences and personality. An infrequency scale was also employed to control for random responses. Multivariate analyses revealed that two MTL levels (Affective Identity and Social Normative) were positively associated with NPI scores and those who preferred leaders with characteristics of personality dimensions I (Extraversion), II (Agreeableness) and IV (Emotional Stability) were likely to score highly on NPI. Self-esteem was found to be positively associated with NPI and MTL scores, as well as personality dimensions. The results are being discussed in terms of contemporary theoretical models of narcissism and leadership.
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