TY - JOUR T1 - Don't Go Chasing Narcissists: A Relational-Based and Multiverse Perspective on Leader Narcissism and Follower Engagement Using a Machine Learning Approach. AU - Gruda,Dritjon, AU - Karanatsiou,Dimitra, AU - Hanges,Paul, AU - Golbeck,Jennifer, AU - Vakali,Athena, Y1 - 2022/05/27/ PY - 2022/5/28/pubmed PY - 2022/5/28/medline PY - 2022/5/27/entrez KW - follower KW - leader KW - machine learning KW - multiverse analysis KW - narcissism KW - personality SP - 1461672221094976 EP - 1461672221094976 JF - Personality & social psychology bulletin JO - Pers Soc Psychol Bull N2 - Although research interest in leader narcissism has been on the rise over the past few years, prior literature has predominantly discussed leader narcissism from a leader-centric perspective. In this article, we provide a relational-based perspective of leader narcissism by examining the interaction between follower personality traits and leader narcissism on follower engagement in an online context. We combine a machine learning (ML) approach and multiverse analysis to predict the personality traits of a large sample of leaders and engaged followers across 18 created multiverses and analyze hypothesized interactions using multilevel regressions, also accounting for leader gender moderation effects. We find that the interaction between leader narcissism and follower agreeableness and follower neuroticism positively predicts follower engagement, whereas the interaction between leader narcissism and follower openness negatively predicts follower engagement. In addition, we find that leader gender plays an important moderating role. Limitations and implications are discussed. SN - 1552-7433 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/35621711/Don't_Go_Chasing_Narcissists:_A_Relational_Based_and_Multiverse_Perspective_on_Leader_Narcissism_and_Follower_Engagement_Using_a_Machine_Learning_Approach_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -