Journal article
I'm Too Good for This Job: Narcissism's Role in the Experience of Overqualification
Abstract
Using relative deprivation theory, we examined the role of narcissism in moderating the relationships between objective overqualification and perceived overqualification, job satisfaction, and career‐related work stress. Permanently employed participants ( N = 292) completed an online survey, which included measures of narcissism, overqualification, and job attitudes. The exploitiveness/entitlement subscale of narcissism was positively …
Authors
Maynard DC; Brondolo EM; Connelly CE; Sauer CE
Journal
Applied Psychology, Vol. 64, No. 1, pp. 208–232
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
January 2015
DOI
10.1111/apps.12031
ISSN
0269-994X