Makyavelist Kişilik Eğilimlerinin Belirlenmesi Üzerine Bir Araştırma

Yıl 2013, Cilt: 14 Sayı: 1, 103 - 121, 01.03.2013

Altan Ayan Sinan Ünsar Güner Kahraman

Öz

Bu çalışmada ilk olarak makyavelcilik kavramı ifade edilmiştir.
İkinci olarak yüksek ve düşük makyavelist kişilik konusuna
değinilmiştir. Üçüncü olarak, Trakya üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari
Bilimler Fakültesinde öğrenim gören 370 öğrencinin demografik
özelliklerinin makyavelist kişilik eğilimlerini etkileyip etkilemediği
araştırılmıştır. Çalışmanın temel amacı makyavelist kişilik eğilimlerinin
katılımcıların demografik özelliklerine göre farklılık
gösterip göstermediğini belirlemektir. Araştırmada makyavelist
kişilik eğilimini belirlemek için Mach IV ölçeği kullanılmıştır.
Frekans analizi, faktör analizi, Kolmogorov Smirnov normal
dağılım testi, Mann Whitney U ve Kruskal Wallis testleri
yapılmıştır. Netice itibariyla makyavelist kişilik eğilimi alt boyutlarından
“etik dışı davranış” boyutunun cinsiyete göre farklılık
gösterdiği bulunmuştur.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Makyavelcilik, Makyavelist Kişilik Eğilimi, Machiavelli

A Research on the Determination of Machiavellian Personality Tendencies

Öz

In this study, firstly, the concept of Machiavellianism is expressed. Secondly, the issue of high and low Machiavellian personality is discussed. Thirdly, it is investigated that if 370 university
students’ demographic characteristics majoring at Trakya University Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences will influence Machiavellian personality tendencies. The main objective of this study is to determine whether or not Machiavellian personality tendencies show differences in participants’ demographic characteristics. The Mach IV scale was used to measure the tendency to be Machiavellian. Frequency analysis, factor analysis, Kolmogorov-Smirnov normality test, Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis tests were carried out. The results of the study showed that the dimension of Unethical Behavior, a sub-dimension of Machiavellian personality tendencies, showed differences according to gender.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Machiavellianism, Machiavelllian Personality Tendencies, Machiavelli

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