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This study investigates how perceived coworker dark triad traits contribute to burnout through job stress.

Toxic traits at work: how perceived coworker dark triad behaviours deplete resources and fuel burnout

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Survey finds perceived coworker dark triad traits increase burnout via job stress, suggesting intervention is needed.

This study investigates how perceived coworker dark triad traits contribute to burnout through job stress.
Survey data collected from 540 professionals in US service firms.
Construct validity established through confirmatory factor analysis.
Structural equation modeling tested hypothesized relationships.
Indirect effects assessed with bootstrapping using 5,000 resamples.
Machiavellianism and psychopathy positively associated with job stress.
Job stress predicted burnout, indicating a mediating role.
Direct relationships between dark triad traits and burnout were nonsignificant.

Woodard et al. (2026) studied this question.

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Survey finds perceived coworker dark triad traits increase burnout via job stress, suggesting intervention is needed.

This study investigates how perceived coworker dark triad traits contribute to burnout through job stress.
Survey data collected from 540 professionals in US service firms.
Construct validity established through confirmatory factor analysis.
Structural equation modeling tested hypothesized relationships.
Indirect effects assessed with bootstrapping using 5,000 resamples.
Machiavellianism and psychopathy positively associated with job stress.
Job stress predicted burnout, indicating a mediating role.
Direct relationships between dark triad traits and burnout were nonsignificant.

Woodard et al. (2026) studied this question.

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