The adaptation of the Short Dark Triad personality measure
- This research was designed to adapt and investigate the psychometric properties of the Short Dark Triad measure (Jones and Paulhus Assessment, 21(1), 28-41, 2014) in a German sample within four studies (total N = 1463); the measure evaluates three personality dimensions: narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism. The structure of the instrument was analysed by Confirmatory Factor Analyses procedure. It indicated that the three-factor structure had the best fit to the data. Next, the Short Dark Triad measure was evaluated in terms of construct, convergent and discriminant validity, internal consistency (≥ .72), and test-retest reliability during a 4-week period (≥ .73). Concurrent validity of the SD3 was supported by relating its subscales to measures of the Big Five concept, aggression, and self-esteem. We concluded that the Short Dark Triad instrument presented high cross-language replicability. The use of this short inventory in the investigation of the Dark Triad personality model in the German language context is suggested.
Author details: | Marta MaleszaORCiD, Paweł OstaszewskiORCiD, Susanne BüchnerGND, Magdalena Claudia KaczmarekGND |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-432896 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.25932/publishup-43289 |
ISSN: | 1866-8364 |
Title of parent work (German): | Postprints der Universität Potsdam Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe |
Subtitle (English): | psychometric properties of a German sample |
Publication series (Volume number): | Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe (555) |
Publication type: | Postprint |
Language: | English |
Date of first publication: | 2019/08/28 |
Publication year: | 2017 |
Publishing institution: | Universität Potsdam |
Release date: | 2019/08/28 |
Tag: | SD3; adaptation; reliability; short dark triad; validity |
Issue: | 555 |
Number of pages: | 10 |
Source: | Current Psychology 38 (2017) 3, S. 855–864 DOI: 10.1007/s12144-017-9662-0 |
Organizational units: | Humanwissenschaftliche Fakultät |
DDC classification: | 1 Philosophie und Psychologie / 15 Psychologie / 150 Psychologie |
Peer review: | Referiert |
Publishing method: | Open Access |
License (German): | CC-BY - Namensnennung 4.0 International |
External remark: | Bibliographieeintrag der Originalveröffentlichung/Quelle |