Abstract
This study aimed to evaluate the Cultivated Leadership Questionnaire (CLQ), a self-report tool designed to assess leadership based on key constructs such as self-regulatory behaviors, emotional intelligence, prosocial actions, positive motivational strategies, and personal influence. An exploratory factor analysis identified two main components that together accounted for 65.44% of the variance, suggesting a general leadership factor and a secondary factor capturing more specific leadership attributes. The study also examined the relationship between Dark Triad traits—psychopathy, narcissism, and Machiavellianism—and the leadership behaviors measured by the CLQ. The results revealed negative correlations between both Machiavellianism and psychopathy with leadership behaviors, while narcissism did not demonstrate any significant correlations.
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Ewing, Christopher and Epstein, Michael
(2025)
"Factor Analysis of the Cultivated Leadership Questionnaire (CLQ) and Measurement Against the Short Dark Triad (SD3),"
The Journal of Values-Based Leadership: Vol. 18
:
Iss.
2
, Article 13.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22543/1948-0733.1566
Available at:
https://scholar.valpo.edu/jvbl/vol18/iss2/13
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