Triad Scale Research Articles

Mediating role of life satisfaction and death anxiety in the relationship between dark triad and social media addiction

The use of social media is rapidly becoming widespread day by day. However, with the excessive use of social media and the Internet, individuals' functionality decreases, and this situation begins to become an addiction. In the literature, the relationship between dark triad personality traits and addiction behaviors was examined; however, contradictory results were found. This study aims to examine the mediating roles of death anxiety and life satisfaction in the nature of the relationship between dark triad personality traits and social media addiction. The sample consists of 364 people (219 females 144 males) between the ages of 18–35. Socio-demographic Information Form, Social Media Addiction Scale, Satisfaction with Life Scale, Thorson-Powell Death Anxiety Scale, and Short Dark Triad Scale were used for data collection. According to the results, death anxiety mediated the relationship between Machiavellianism and social media addiction; life satisfaction mediated the relationship between narcissism and social media addiction; for both life satisfaction and death anxiety mediated the relationship between psychopathy and social media addiction. This research contributes to literature and psychotherapy practices by revealing the importance of life satisfaction and death anxiety in the relationship between social media addiction and dark triad.

Regression coefficients as triad scale for malware detection

The malware detection methods are classified into two categories, namely, dynamic analysis (active analysis) and static analysis (passive analysis). These methods undergo unusual obstruction, and challenges that are process complexity, limitation over detection accuracy. The static method serves to discover malicious applications using various parameters like permission analysis, signature verification. It can be regularly obfuscated. Dynamic techniques entail investigating the performance of an application by administering it in a restricted environment. The complex version of a portable executable often emerges with an intervention by hardening the dynamic analysis centric malware detection methods. The various constraints of these dynamic and static models contribute to this manuscript represents a Multi-Level Malware detection using Triad Scale (MLMTS) built on regression coefficients. The proposed method MLMTS spans into three levels, such that the first and second level performs static analysis, and the third level performs the dynamic analysis. The second and third levels of the hierarchy invoke upon the ambiguous decision of their respective predecessor level. The proposed work is based on the Machine Learning (ML) model that determines the triad scale by applying linear regression for each level of malware detection. The call sequences of the portable executable, arguments passed to these call sequences and their fallouts (resultant values) in respective order of three levels of the MLMTS method. The experimental study manifests the significance of the proposal compared to the other recent malware detection methods.

The thinking person’s music: Heavy metal and the need for cognition

Past research indicates that music preference is correlated with the need for cognition (NFC). Specifically, heavy metal fans have been found to score lower on NFC than fans of other genres. In this study, a large sample of music fans completed measures of NFC well as the Short Dark Triad scale, which measures Machiavellianism, Narcissism, and Psychopathy. Contrary to previous findings, fans of heavy metal scored significantly higher on NFC than fans of other genres. Consistent with previous research, fans of “problem music” (i.e., heavy metal and rap) scored higher on the Dark Triad. As the original work on NFC and music preference was conducted over 30 years ago, we speculate that a change in the style of heavy metal may correlate with a change in the need for cognition.

Selfitis Behavior: Assessing the Italian Version of the Selfitis Behavior Scale and Its Mediating Role in the Relationship of Dark Traits with Social Media Addiction.

Research on selfie-related behavior has recently flourished. The present study expands theoretical and empirical work on phenomenon by assessing the psychometric properties of the Selfitis Behavior Scale among an Italian sample and by examining its unexplored mediating role in the relationships between dark triad traits and social media addiction. A total of 490 participants (53.1% females) completed a self-report survey including socio-demographics, the Selfitis Behavior Scale (SBS), the Short Dark Triad Scale (SD3), and the Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale (BSMAS). Results showed the SBS had a five-factor structure with good psychometrics properties in terms of reliability coefficients and measurement invariance across gender. In addition, findings from the path model supported the mediating role of selfitis behavior in the relationships of narcissism and psychopathy with social media addiction. Machiavellianism was found to be unrelated to selfitis behavior and social media addiction. The model shed light into the previous inconsistent findings on the associations between dark triad traits and social media addiction by taking into account the key role of selfitis behavior as an underlying mechanism. The findings may explain individual differences in personality traits associated with co-dependence (i.e., the combination of the dependence on self and others and social media addiction).

The Dark Side of Emotion Recognition - Evidence From Cross-Cultural Research in Germany and China.

BackgroundThe dark triad of personality (DT) comprises three antisocial personality traits (i.e., narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy) that are characterized by callousness and the motive to elevate the self while derogating other people. Previous research indicates that the positive relationship between the DT traits and interpersonally deviant behaviors is especially pronounced at high levels of emotional abilities. This has also been referred to as dark Emotional Intelligence (EI). Since prior studies predominantly examined dark EI via trait-approach, the present study targeted at providing evidence for dark EI using a behavioral measure of EI, namely emotion recognition performance. In order to study the robustness and cross-cultural validity of findings, parallel investigations were conducted in Germany and China.MethodsA total of N = 198 German (age: M = 23.40, SD = 5.88, 130 female) and N = 223 Chinese (age: M = 19.01, SD = 1.06, 105 female) participants took part in an online survey and completed a set of questionnaires in German and Mandarin translations, respectively. DT traits were assessed by means of the Short Dark Triad Scale. As a behavioral measure of emotional abilities, participants completed the Eyes Test for pairs of eyes of Caucasian and Asian models. Moreover, participants filled in the Emotional Manipulation Scale for the assessment of emotionally manipulative tactics.ResultsEffects were highly gender- and culture-dependent. Among German females, Machiavellianism and narcissism showed the strongest positive associations with emotionally manipulative tactics at high levels of emotion recognition performance. A similar pattern of results was found among German males for psychopathy. None of the effects was observed in the Chinese female or male samples.DiscussionThe present findings indicate that emotional abilities may constitute risk factors with the potential to promote rather than to prevent deviant behaviors especially in samples from Western cultures with pronounced scores on DT personality traits. Limitations and psychometric properties are discussed.

Dark Triad Among University Students: The Predictive Roles of HEXACO Personality Traits

The importance of addressing the relationships between Dark Triad traits and HEXACO personality traits as opposite poles is often emphasized in literature. On the other hand, it was observed that Dark Triad traits have not been examined sufficiently within the framework of the HEXACO model of personality among university students in Turkey. In this context, the purpose of this study was to explore the extent in which HEXACO personality traits (openness to experience, extraversion, agreeableness, emotionality, conscientiousness and honesty-humility) predicted Dark Triad (Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy) levels of university students in Turkey. The sample of the study was comprised of 388 (250 Female, 138 Male) undergraduate students registered in diverse departments of a private university in the academic year of 2017-2018. Two instruments, namely, Short Dark Triad Scale and HEXACO Personality Inventory were utilized in the study. Simple correlation and multiple regression analyses were applied to analyze the research data. The results of the study showed that honesty-humility, openness to experience, emotionality and agreeableness were the significant predictors of both Machiavellianism and psychopathy tendencies of university students in Turkey. On the other hand, extraversion, honesty-humility, conscientiousness and openness to experience had significant predictive roles on the narcissistic tendencies of university students in Turkey. The present study also demonstrated that both honesty-humility and openness to experience among six HEXACO factors were significant predictors of all Dark Triad personalities of Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy. However, the HEXACO factors of emotionality and agreeableness were significant negative predictors of two Dark Triad traits of Machiavellianism and psychopathy, while extraversion and conscientiousness were significant positive predictors of narcissism only. Implications of the study findings were discussed, and some suggestions were submitted for additional research and implementation.

Reexamining construct validity of the Short Dark Triad (SD3) scale

BackgroundThe conceptualization of negative personality has evolved over the last few decades but the scientific assessment of negative traits is still at a nascent stage. The present study aimed to test the construct and external validity of the Short Dark Triad (SD3) scale, one of the most widely used scales to measure the dark triad, by conducting three independent studies.Participants and procedureExploratory factor analysis (EFA) was conducted on 379 participants and confirmatory bifactor analysis was carried out on a sample of 414 participants. Additionally, an independent sample of 168 participants was used to test the external validity of SD3.ResultsIn study 1, after the triarchic model was disconfirmed by a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), an EFA was run on the original 27-item scale, which produced a two-factor model consisting of a dark dyad and narcissism. This was followed by a confirmatory bifactor analysis in study 2, which revealed that while Machiavellianism and psychopathy are better measured as manifestations of a general negative disposition, narcissism emerges as a distinct trait which is not significantly captured by the dark core of personality. Moreover, study 3 revealed that dark dyad is a better correlate and predictor of negative traits as com-pared to narcissism.ConclusionsIn keeping with these findings, we propose that narcissism should be measured holistically with equal emphasis on all its con-stituents and facets and that the intrinsic dimensionality of these traits must be captured while scoring. Implications and future directions are duly discussed.

Prediction of dark personality traits and self-destruction based on emotion regulation among adolescent females

Background and Aims: Temperament is determined as a relatively constant, basic, and innate position that underlies and modifies the expression of activity, emotionality, and sociability among people. The current study aimed to investigate the prediction of dark personality traits and self-destruction based on emotion regulation among adolescent females. Materials and Methods: This correlational study included 250 adolescent females using a cluster sampling method in the academic year of 2018-19 in Shiraz, Iran. The participants were asked to complete Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale, Dark Triad Scale, and Chronic Self-Destructiveness Scale. Results: The results of the regression analysis showed that emotion regulation with beta coefficients was able to predict significant and positive dark personality traits (0.25), narcissism (0.49), Machiavellianism (0.39), psychopathy (0.32), sadism (0.35), and self-destructiveness (0.49) (P<0.05). Conclusion: Directly targeted interventions to regulate emotion may be useful in addressing risky behaviors of adolescents with self-destructive and dark personality traits.

Managing Earnings to Appear Truthful: The Effect of Public Scrutiny on Exactly Meeting a Threshold

The past two decades have not eliminated managers’ willingness to manage earnings to meet and beat earnings thresholds, but have increased investors’ skepticism of earnings that exactly meet those thresholds, providing perverse incentives to not meet earnings expectations exactly. Using a low-external-context experiment, we find that managers avoid exactly meeting a benchmark, even when they must alter true earnings and incur a monetary cost to do so. We manipulate the effect of intensified scrutiny of managers and find that when earnings exactly meet a benchmark, managers are more likely to misreport earnings when they report under high public scrutiny. This is particularly the case for managers who are sensitive to others’ perceptions (and thus low on the Dark Triad scale). Further, we show that this misreporting increases managers’ belief that the market will accept their reports, consistent with managers misreporting for self-presentational goals. Thus, we examine a new incentive to manage earnings: misreporting to appear truthful. These results help explain otherwise undetectable behavior around earnings benchmarks and are important as managers are increasingly scrutinized by critical media, activists, and political oversight bodies, and as they face skepticism via more intimate forms of disclosure and communication, such as social media.

The moderating role of gender in the effect of the dark triad of personality on counterproductive work behaviour

The main purpose of this study is to explore the effects of the Machiavellianism, narcissism and psychopathy, which are considered the form the so-called dark triad (DT) of counterproductive work behaviours (CWBs), and whether gender has a moderating role on these relations. The data were collected via a survey of 450 employees in the tourism sector in Turkey as a sample. The instruments were demographic information of employees, the counterproductive work behaviours scale (Spector et al., 2006) and the dark triad scale (Jonason and Webster, 2010). It was consequently determined that the dark triad has a positive and significant relationship with counterproductive work behaviours and gender plays a moderating role in this relationship. Moreover, it was determined that male employees have more dark triad personality characteristics than women, and as the dark triad tendency increases, so do male employees' counterproductive work behaviours, and to a greater extent than in women.

SPOR ÖRGÜTLERİNDE KARANLIK KİŞİLİK, ÖRGÜTSEL SİNİZM ve İŞ TATMİNİ İLİŞKİSİNİN İNCELENMESİ

Bu çalışmada, spor örgütlerinde karanlık üçlü, örgütsel sinizm ve iş tatmini düzeyleri arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Araştırma, nicel araştırma yöntemlerinde yer alan tarama modellerinden ilişkisel tarama modelinde desenlenmiştir. Araştırmanın çalışma grubu, seçkisiz olmayan örnekleme yöntemlerinden kolayda örnekleme yöntemiyle belirlenen, Mersin ve Karaman Gençlik ve Spor il Müdürlüklerinde görev alan 45 kadın, 77 erkek toplam 122 Gençlik ve Spor il Müdürlüğü çalışanından oluşmaktadır. Araştırmada veri toplama aracı olarak araştırmacılar tarafından hazırlanan kişisel bilgi formu ile Örgütsel Sinizm Ölçeği (Karacaoğlu ve İnce, 2012), Karanlık Üçlü Ölçeği (Özsoy vd., 2017) ve İş Tatmini Ölçeği (Özsoy ve Ardıç, 2017) kullanılmıştır. Verilerin normallik sınamasında Skewness ve Kurtosis değerleri dikkate alınmıştır. Verilerin analizinde ise tanımlayıcı istatistiklerin yanı sıra, Pearson korelasyon ve çoklu doğrusal regresyon analizleri yapılmıştır. Elde edilen verilerin analizleri sonucunda, iş tatmini ölçeği ile örgütsel sinizm ölçeği bilişsellik (r=-.217, p.05) ve davranışsal (r=-.272, p.05) alt boyutları arasında negatif yönde düşük düzeyde; duygusal alt boyutu arasında negatif yönde orta düzeyde ilişki (r=-.434, p.05) tespit edilmiştir. Ayrıca iş tatmini ölçeği ile karanlık üçlü ölçeği alt boyutlarından makyavelizm (r=-.316, p.05), psikopati (r=-.321, p.05) ve narsisizm (r=-.442, p.05) arasında negatif yönde orta düzeyde ilişki gözlemlenmiştir. Bununla birlikte örgütsel sinizmin duygusal alt boyutu ile karanlık üçlü ölçeği alt boyutlarından psikopati (r=.269, p=0.05) ve narsisizm (r=.186, p=0.05) arasında ise pozitif yönde düşük düzeyde; davranışsal alt boyutu ile narsisizm (r=.185, p=0.05) arasında düşük düzeyde pozitif yönde ilişki tespit edilmiştir. Ayrıca, çoklu regresyon analizine göre; örgütsel sinizm (bilişsel-duygusal-davranışsal) ile karanlık üçlü ölçekleri (makyavelizm-psikopati-narsisizm) alt boyutları, iş tatmini ile orta düzeyde ve anlamlı bir ilişki göstermektedir (R=0.579, R2=0. 335, p<.000). Test sonuçları, örgütsel sinizm alt boyutlarından duygusal ile karanlık üçlü ölçeği alt boyutlarından narsisizmin, iş tatmini üzerinde anlamlı bir etkiye sahip olduğunu göstermektedir (p<.05). Dolayısıyla modeldeki diğer değişkenler sabit tutulduğunda, duygusal alt boyutundaki bir birimlik artış, iş tatmini üzerinde 0,381 birimlik azalışa neden olmaktadır. Benzer şekilde narsisizm alt boyutundaki bir birimlik artış, iş tatmini üzerinde 0,341 birimlik azalış göstermektedir. Sonuç olarak, spor örgütlerinde çalışanların iş tatmin düzeyleri üzerinde, bireylerin kişilik yapıları ile örgüt ortamının önemli yordayıcı etkisi olduğu söylenebilir. Bireylerin iş tatmini üzerinde karanlık kişilik özellikleri ile örgütsel sinizmin olumsuz etkiye neden olduğu belirtilebilir. İş tatmininin artması diğer pozitif örgütsel çıktılar ile pozitif yönde ilişkili olduğu için çalışanların iş tatminlerini artırmaya yönelik düzenlemeler yapılması örgütlerin temel hedefleri arasında olmalıdır. Ayrıca kişi-örgüt uyumu son derece önemlidir. Örgüt kültürü ve iklimi ile uyumlu olabilecek bireyler istihdam edilmelidir.

Psychometric properties and validation of the Polish adaptation of the Light Triad Scale

BackgroundThe aim of the study was to examine the development and structural validation of the Polish version of the Light Triad Scale, which measures three factors: Faith in Humanity, Humanism, and Kantianism. This tool reflects caring and beneficent orienta-tion toward other people, which is demonstrated in everyday behaviour.Participants and procedureThe participants included 400 people aged between 18 and 80 (M = 29.17, SD = 10.60). To measure psychometric properties and for validation of the scale, we used the Polish Dirty Dozen scale and International Personality Item Pool-Big Five Aspect Scales.ResultsConfirmatory factor analysis, reliability analysis using α and ω coefficients, and two measures of validity (content and criterion validity) were applied. The statistical analyses confirmed an acceptable fit of the three-factor model. The α and ω reliability coef-ficients were satisfactory, with the highest value for Faith in Humanity, and the lowest one for Kantianism. The validity indices of CVR and CVI indicated that the Polish scale items fit well into the concept of the Light Triad.ConclusionsOverall, the Polish version of the Light Triad Scale proved to be a valuable and reliable tool which presents an innovative ap-proach to measuring positive features of personality and behaviour. Our results demonstrated that the scale as a whole has good psychometric properties that allow its use in further research.

What Does Our Personality Say About Our Dietary Choices? Insights on the Associations Between Dietary Habits, Primary Emotional Systems and the Dark Triad of Personality.

The awareness of the consequences of consuming animal products for the environment and one’s own health has been growing in recent years. The aim of the present research project was to examine the relationship between individual differences in biologically rooted primary emotional systems arising from phylogenetically old brain areas and dietary habits including being a vegan/vegetarian or omnivore (Study 1). Additionally, the link between the Dark Triad personality traits and dietary habits was investigated (also Study 1). In Study 2 it was aimed to replicate the associations between the Dark Triad traits and dietary habits in a new sample. In total 1140 (Study 1) and 444 (Study 2) participants took part in the research project. The Affective Neuroscience Personality Scales (ANPS) were applied to assess individual differences in six primary emotional systems. The Short Dark Triad Scale (SD3) was administered to assess individual differences in Machiavellianism, psychopathy and narcissism. The eating style of participants was measured with the Eating Behavior Questionnaire (EBQ). Results of Study 1 demonstrated higher CARE, SADNESS and spirituality scores, and lower PLAY scores in vegans/vegetarians than in omnivores. However, after the sex of the participants was included in the model, the effect on CARE got weaker. Additionally, omnivores scored higher on Machiavellianism, however, this association disappeared when sex was added to the model. In Study 2, higher scores in Machiavellianism, narcissism and psychopathy were reported for the group of omnivores compared to vegans/vegetarians, however, those effects got weaker or disappeared after the sex of participants was added to the model. The present research project adds to the literature by investigating the ANPS model and the Dark Triad of personality in the context of eating style for the first time. The findings of these two studies might help to better understand how people following different types of diet, might differ in their personalities.

Illuminating the ‘dark core’: Mapping global versus specific sources of variance across multiple measures of the dark triad

It remains unresolved whether a dark core “D” underlies the dark triad that exceeds the unique meaning of its individual sub-dimensions (Machiavellianism, psychopathy, narcissism). Based on life history theory, we argue in favor of the existence of “D”. According to life history theory, individuals high in “D” pursue a fast life history strategy which tends to provide them with short-term reproductive benefits. In a German sample (N = 395), we use a multitrait-multimethod approach integrating standard measures of the dark triad (Mach IV, SRP-III, NPI) with the Short Dark Triad scale and the Dirty Dozen. We compare a three-dimensional measurement model to a bifactor model and find that accounting for “D” significantly improves model fit. Moreover, we extend the dark triad's nomological network onto core self-evaluations and also include self-esteem and life satisfaction. Results show that “D” relates negatively to life satisfaction and core self-evaluations (even after accounting for the dark triad's sub-dimensions) but not to self-esteem. Our findings are consistent with life history theory, considering that distal outcomes such as life satisfaction suffer most from fast life history strategies. We conclude that the dark triad has a dark core.

The Light vs. Dark Triad of Personality: Contrasting Two Very Different Profiles of Human Nature.

While there is a growing literature on “dark traits” (i.e., socially aversive traits), there has been a lack of integration with the burgeoning research literature on positive traits and fulfilling and growth-oriented outcomes in life. To help move the field toward greater integration, we contrasted the nomological network of the Dark Triad (a well-studied cluster of socially aversive traits) with the nomological network of the Light Triad, measured by the 12-item Light Triad Scale (LTS). The LTS is a first draft measure of a loving and beneficent orientation toward others (“everyday saints”) that consists of three facets: Kantianism (treating people as ends unto themselves), Humanism (valuing the dignity and worth of each individual), and Faith in Humanity (believing in the fundamental goodness of humans). Across four demographically diverse samples (N = 1,518), the LTS demonstrated excellent reliability and validity, predicting life satisfaction and a wide range of growth-oriented and self-transcendent outcomes above and beyond existing measures of personality. In contrast, the Dark Triad was negatively associated with life satisfaction and growth-oriented outcomes, and showed stronger linkages to selfish, exploitative, aggressive, and socially aversive outcomes. This exploratory study of the contrasting nomological networks of the Light vs. Dark Triad provides several ways forward for more principled and data driven approaches to explore both the malevolent and beneficent sides of human nature.

An Improve Hybrid Calibration Scheme for Strapdown Inertial Navigation System

This paper develops an improved hybrid calibration scheme for the strapdown inertial navigation system (SINS) that combines the advantages of an optimal rotational norm calibration method and an improved system-level calibration method. To accurately determine the scale factors and misalignment error of gyros triad, the optimal rotation norm calibration method is applied. Similarly, the improved system-level calibration method based on the 24-dimensional error state Kalman filter (ESKF) plays an important role in accelerometer calibration and gyro biases calibration. The clockwise and counterclockwise multi-cycles rotation scheme is designed to eliminate the effects of the Earth's rate and gyros biases, and then provide accurate rotational norm to completely determine the gyros triad scale factors and misalignment. In addition, the improved ESKF system-level calibration method is employed to estimate accelerometer parameters and gyros biases. Simulation test verify the validity of the proposed method, and the calibration experiences and the verification tests of the two high-precision optical gyros inertial measurement units (IMU) are carried out. For comparison, the traditional 30-dimensional system-level calibration is also performed. The attitude error of high maneuvering swing test indicate that the gyros calibration accuracy of hybrid calibration scheme is better than that of traditional system-level calibration scheme. Furthermore, the positioning error of pure inertial navigation solution in static and dynamic condition for two calibration methods indicate that the hybrid calibration scheme significantly improves the positioning accuracy, especially in the dynamic experiment, that is, the proposed scheme provides a more accurate calibration of the IMU.

The role of dark triad of personality in the prediction behavioral risk-taking and moral disengagement

Introduction: Diagnosis and identification of the antecedents of risky behaviors and moral disengagement will lead to better treatment-intervention plans designed for prevention and, eventually, reduction of immoral behaviors and risky behaviors. This research, therefore, was conducted to fulfill the purpose of replying to the question of whether the dark triad personality traits play a role in behavioral risk-taking and moral disengagement. Method: In a descriptive-correlational study, 265 male pre-university students of Birjand city were selected by stage cluster sampling method. The participants completed Jonason and Webster’s (2010) dark triad scale, Iranian adolescent risk-taking scale, and Bandura’s moral disengagement scale (1996). Data were analyzed by using multiple regression analysis. The cluster sampling method was used for sample selection, and Jonason and Webster’s (2010) dark triad scale, Iranian adolescent risk-taking scale, and Bandura’s moral disengagement scale (1996) were used for data collection. Multiple regression analysis was used for investigation of the research hypotheses. Results: The results demonstrated that narcissism, psychopathy, and machiavellism account for 33 percent of the behavioral risk-taking variance. On that basis, if narcissism, psychopathy, and machiavellism are incremented by one, the change increases the behavioral risk-taking scores by 0.30, 0.26, and 0.24, respectively. Furthermore, the findings of the research demonstrated that psychopathy and machiavellism account for 29 percent of the moral disengagement variance, but narcissism was not a predictor of moral disengagement. If psychopathy and machiavellism are incremented by one, the change increases the moral disengagement scores by 0.39 and 0.35. Discussion and conclusion: The results of this study showed that dark triad personality traits play an important role in predicting behavioral risk-taking and moral disengagement in boy students.

KARIJERNA ADAPTABILNOST KAO MEDIJATOR ODNOSA IZMEĐU MRAČNE TRIJADE I STAVOVA PREMA ORGANIZACIONIM PROMENAMA

Cilj ovog istraživanja je da se ispitaju odnosi između osobina mračne trijade i stavova prema organizacionim promenama, kao i da se utvrdi da li je karijerna adaptabilnost značajan medijator ovih odnosa. Na uzorku od 390 zaposlenih (42% muškog pola) u organizacijama u Srbiji primenjene su Skala stavova prema organizacionim promenama (OP), Kratka skala mračne trijade (Short Dark Triad - SD3) i Skala karijerne adaptabilnosti (Career Adapt-Abilities Scale - CAAS 2.0). Rezultati su pokazali da sve tri dimenzije mračne trijade imaju direktan efekat na negativan odnos zaposlenih prema organizacionim promenama. Na iniciranje promena direktan efekat ima samo narcizam, dok na fleksibilnost zaposlenih direktan efekat ostvaruje samo psihopatija. Rezultati, takođe, pokazuju da narcizam ostvaruje i indirektne efekte na sve tri dimenzije stavova prema organizacionim promenama, preko karijerne adaptabilnosti.

Psychometrics properties of the Spanish version of two Dark Triad scales: The Dirty Dozen and the Short Dark Triad

The Dark Triad refers to three malevolent personality traits, namely narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy. The Dirty Dozen (DD) and Short Dark Triad (SD3) have been developed as concise scales for measuring these traits. This study examined the psychometrics properties of the Spanish version of the DD and SD3 in a non-clinical population recruited via the internet (N = 454). For both scales, we found (1) an adequate fit for the hypothesized factor structure with three separate but correlated malevolent traits; (2) mostly moderate to good reliability coefficients; (3) significant gender differences with males scoring higher on Dark Triad traits than females; (4) theoretically meaningful links with Eysenck’s personality supertraits; (5) positive correlations with externalizing and – albeit to a lesser extent –internalizing psychiatric symptoms; and (6) that most Dark Triad traits were positively associated with a socially desirable response tendency. It can be concluded that the Spanish DD and SD3 display highly similar psychometric qualities as the original scales and other translations of these measures.

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

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-five people, with an average age of 32 years (SD = 8.10), participated in Study 2. A confirmatory 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.