The Role of Dark Tetrad Personality Traits and Perceived Empathic and Social Self-Efficacy in Predicting Preservice Teachers' Attitudes Towards Family Involvement

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to investigate the role of dark tetrad personality traits and perceived empathic and social self efficacy levels in predicting pre -service teachers' attitudes towards family involvement. Within the scope of the study, the data were collected from 416 pre -service teachers voluntarily. In the first stage of the multiple hierarchical regression analysis, the sociodemographic characteristics (gender, grade level, income level) of the pre -service teachers were defined as control variables. In the second stage, pre -service teachers' dark tetrad personality traits (Machiavellianism, narcissism, psychopathy and sadism) and in the third stage, empathic self efficacy and social self -efficacy variables were included in the regression equation. As a result of the three -stage hierarchical regression analysis, sadism, psychopathy and social self efficacy variables were significant predictors of pre -service teachers' attitudes towards family involvement, and these three variables explained attitudes towards family involvement with a moderate effect size. The findings point to the importance of supporting positive personality traits and social skills in the education of pre -service teachers.