NEGATIVE PERSONALITY TRAITS AND SELF-MONITORING AMONG HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS

Within the communicative competence of a high school teacher, there are distinguished such skills as an ability to engage pupils in communication and make a favourable impression (self-presentation skill). High school teachers have to be able to demonstrate attractive features of own personality, show themselves as successful professionals. Thus, the requirement to create a positive impression of oneself, to have developed empathy and a high level of self-monitoring is emphasized. As a result of the research, a protective-nature change in the behaviour of middle-aged teachers has been revealed. It is noted that these manifestations in many respects resemble descriptions of the manifestation of negative personality traits included in the construct of the "Dark Triad". In this study, a theoretical analysis of the current understanding of the concepts of the "Dark Triad" and self-monitoring is provided, as well as an empirical study of the "Dark Triad" negative personality traits relation to self-monitoring among high school teachers. The examined variables refer to personality constructs. The study revealed a statistically significant correlation between self-monitoring and negative personality traits among high school teachers, which is explained theoretically by the manifestations of the characteristic features of the components of negative traits, including high self-monitoring level. Statistically significant correlations between machiavellianism and self-monitoring, as well as between narcissism, psychopathy, and self-monitoring were revealed. The study reveals a tendency to high levels of expression of all three "Dark Triad" personality traits as well as of self-monitoring, which is explained by the age peculiarities and specifics of high school teachers' professional activity.