Roșca, Andra CătălinaBurtăverde, VladDan, Cristina Ioana2024-11-262024-11-262021Roșca, A. C. et al. (2021). The dark triad traits of firefighters and risk-taking at work : the mediating role of altruism, honesty, and courage. International journal of environmental research and public health, 18(11), 5983. https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/11/5983https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/11/5983https://debdfdsi.snspa.ro/handle/123456789/1061The author Andra Cătălina Roșca is affiliated to SNSPA, Faculty of Political Science. The article is available on the mdpi.com platform at: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/11/5983Firefighting is considered a dangerous profession that imposes unique safety hazards. In this research, we investigated the relationship between the Dark Triad traits of firefighters (N = 1434, Mage = 39.03, SD = 6.9) and their risk-taking at work, considering the mediation role of altruism, honesty, and courage. We showed that firefighters high on Machiavellianism and psychopathy reported high risk-taking. Altruism, honesty, and courage mediated the relationship between Machiavellianism and risk-taking in firefighters. Honesty and courage mediated the association between psychopathy and risk-taking. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.en-USRisk-taking behaviorDark triad traitsFirefightersLife-history theoryArticle