Queiroz, Emizael Ozias2023-07-172023-07-172023-07-07QUEIROZ, Emizael Ozias. Dark triad, um olhar sobre a influência do curso de ensino superior em contabilidade nos traços da personalidade dos discentes. Orientador: Clayton Levy Lima de Melo. 2023. 41 f. Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso (Graduação em Ciências Contábeis) - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Centro de Ciências Sociais Aplicadas, Natal, 2023.https://repositorio.ufrn.br/handle/123456789/53440The present study aims to evaluate the influence of the higher education course in Accounting at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte on the personality of the students, taking as a parameter the subclinical traits, Machiavellianism, Narcissism and Psychopathy that give rise to the Dark Triad. For data collection, a questionnaire divided into two stages was used, in the first part the questions aimed to collect socio-demographic information and the second part measures the Black Triad, using the Short Dark Triad (SD3) questionnaire validated by Jones and Paulhus (2014) which was applied online. The non-probabilistic sample used in the study is composed of 128 responses collected from students from all periods, of which 71 were male and 57 were female. The data obtained in the present study showed that during the course, with the advance of the periods, there is a reduction in the level of narcissism, considering that the variable, Period of the Course, presents a negative sign, as well as being significant at the level of 1%. The Machiavellianism trait is predominant in the personality of the respondents, students who work in the accounting area show an increase in the level of narcissism, whereas those who work in another area show a decrease in the level of Psychopathy, the female gender shows lower levels of Machiavellianism and Narcissism, the age factor showed influence on Machiavellianism since its increase results in lower levels of this trait. Having this study contributed through its results to a better understanding of the students' profile, enabling the educational institution as well as the teachers to adjust educational practices, aiming at promoting the positive points inherent in the characteristics presented, as well as the mitigation of the negative points, aimed at training better professionals for the job market.Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Brazilhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/br/contabilidadeDark TriadmaquiavelismonarcisismopsicopatiaalunobachelorThesisCNPQ::CIENCIAS SOCIAIS APLICADAS