Psychometric properties of a scale to measure the dark side of personality

Authors

  • Solana SALESSI Pontifi cia Universidad Católica Argentina, Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Sociales de Rosario. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9496-9493
  • Alicia OMAR Ministério de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Productiva de Argentina, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científi cas y Técnicas, Instituto de Investigaciones de la Facultad de Humanidades y Artes de la Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Argentina. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6613-2565

Keywords:

Antisocial personality disorder, Machiavellianism, Narcissism, Psychometrics, Statistical validity

Abstract

The psychometric characteristics of the Dark Triad Scale in an Argentinian context are presented. Two successive studies were carried out. Three hundred sixteen people, with an average age of 34.48 years (SD = 10.57), participated in Study 1. An exploratory factor analysis indicated a three-factor structure with suitable internal consistency (Machiavellianism: α = 0.92; narcissism: α = 0.91, and psychopathy: α = 0.89). Two hundred seventy-fi ve people, with an average age of 32 years (SD = 8.10), participated in Study 2. A confi rmatory factor analysis corroborated the three-factor structure. The three factors reached Satisfactory Composite Reliability (greater than 0.70) and adequate Convergent-Discriminant Validity (Average Variance Extrated greater than 0.50). The invariance of the scale’s parameters was demonstrated by sex. The results indicate that the Argentinian version of the Dark Triad Scale measures the dark side of personality with appropriate validity and reliability, both in men and women.

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2023-02-16

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SALESSI, S. ., & OMAR, A. . (2023). Psychometric properties of a scale to measure the dark side of personality. Psychological Studies, 35(2). Retrieved from https://periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br/estpsi/article/view/7447

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