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.
Verfasserangaben: | 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 |
Titel des übergeordneten Werks (Deutsch): | Postprints der Universität Potsdam Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe |
Untertitel (Englisch): | psychometric properties of a German sample |
Schriftenreihe (Bandnummer): | Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe (555) |
Publikationstyp: | Postprint |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Datum der Erstveröffentlichung: | 28.08.2019 |
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2017 |
Veröffentlichende Institution: | Universität Potsdam |
Datum der Freischaltung: | 28.08.2019 |
Freies Schlagwort / Tag: | SD3; adaptation; reliability; short dark triad; validity |
Ausgabe: | 555 |
Seitenanzahl: | 10 |
Quelle: | Current Psychology 38 (2017) 3, S. 855–864 DOI: 10.1007/s12144-017-9662-0 |
Organisationseinheiten: | Humanwissenschaftliche Fakultät |
DDC-Klassifikation: | 1 Philosophie und Psychologie / 15 Psychologie / 150 Psychologie |
Peer Review: | Referiert |
Publikationsweg: | Open Access |
Lizenz (Deutsch): | CC-BY - Namensnennung 4.0 International |
Externe Anmerkung: | Bibliographieeintrag der Originalveröffentlichung/Quelle |