The relative contribution of intellectual humility in predicting both ‎grandiose narcissism and organizational conflict among university ‎faculty members.‎

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Department of Mental Health, Faculty of Education, Aswan University

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The study aimed to examine the relative contribution of intellectual humility in predicting grandiose narcissism and organizational conflict among university faculty members. A sample of 150 faculty members (77 males, 73 females) from the College of Education participated in the study. The participants' ages ranged from 30 to 80 years, with an average age of 47.94 and a standard deviation of 11.72. Correlational analysis was used, employing scales for intellectual humility and organizational conflict developed by the researcher, and the grandiose narcissism scale developed by Foster et al. (2015). The results showed a significant negative correlation between intellectual humility and both grandiose narcissism and organizational conflict. Additionally, a positive correlation was found between grandiose narcissism and organizational conflict. Intellectual humility was also found to significantly reduce both grandiose narcissism and organizational conflict. The study revealed gender differences in grandiose narcissism and organizational conflict, favoring females, while no gender differences were found in intellectual humility. Regarding years of experience for each academic rank, professors with ≥ 5 years of experience demonstrated higher levels of intellectual humility compared to others, while lecturers showed higher levels of organizational conflict. No differences were found in grandiose narcissism. The researcher recommends promoting intellectual humility.

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