The Dirty Dozen Scale: Validation of a Polish Version and Extension of the Nomological Net

Abstract

In five studies (total N = 1300) we developed and validated a Polish version of the Dirty Dozen measure (DTDD-P) that measures the three traits of the Dark Triad, Machiavellianism, psychopathy, and narcissism. We detail the presence and stability of a bifactor structure of the 12 items and present evidence for good internal consistency and test–retest reliability. We examine the nomological network surrounding the Dark Triad and show that both the Dark Triad total score and the subscales have acceptable validity. We also present evidence on the Dark Triad and moral behavior. Dark Triad predicts utilitarian moral choice (e.g., approval for sacrificing somebody's life for the sake of saving others) and this link is mediated by low empathic concern. In total, our results suggest that the Polish Dirty Dozen—Parszywa Dwunastka—is valid, stable, and useful for the study of lingering puzzles in the literature.

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“…In their effort to maintain a positive sense of self, people with high levels of narcissism often denigrate others, and as a result experience significant dislike from those around them at longer acquaintance. Their low communal focus and high antagonism (Czarna, Czerniak, & Szmajke, 2014;Czarna, Jonason, Dufner, & Kossowska, 2016;Lamkin, Clifton, Campbell, & Miller, 2014) might be discouraging to freshly won friends. Indeed narcissism predicts initial popularity (Back, Schmukle, & Egloff, 2010;Carlson, Vazire, & Oltmanns, 2011;Dufner et al, 2012;Dufner, Rauthmann, Czarna, & Denissen, 2013;Friedman, Oltmanns, Gleason, & Turkheimer, 2006, Wurst et al, in press), but studies showing longer-term costs of narcissism rather than short-term benefits have been rare, and both longitudinal studies (Leckelt, Küfner, Nestler, & Back, 2015;Paulhus, 1998) and investigations of wider interpersonal contexts are exceptions (Clifton, 2011;Czarna, Dufner, & Clifton, 2014;Küfner, Nestler, & Back, 2013).…”

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“…Grandiose narcissism has been found to be essentially unrelated to deficits of ability EI (e.g., Czarna et al 2016aCzarna et al , 2016bJauk et al 2016a, b;Konrath et al 2014), and even to have a positive association with EI measured via self-report methods (trait EI; Austin et al 2014;Petrides et al 2011;Vonk et al 2013;Zajenkowski et al 2018;Zhang et al 2015a, b). Additionally, grandiose narcissism shows a negative association with emotion dysregulation, a construct closely related to EI (Zhang et al 2015a(Zhang et al , 2015bZeigler-Hill and Vonk 2015).…”

A primer on the Dark Triad traits

“…Shorter measures such as the Short Dark Triad (SD3; Jones & Paulhus, 2014) and the Dark Triad Dirty Dozen (DD; Jonason & Webster, 2010) have been developed to facilitate measurement. Australian scholars have collaborated internationally, translating the DD into to Polish (Czarna, Jonason, Dufner, & Kossowska, 2016), Japanese (Tamura, Oshio, Tanaka, Masui, & Jonason, 2015), German (Küfner, Dufner, & Back, 2015), Italian (Schimmenti et al, 2017), and Turkish (Özsoy, Rauthmann, Jonason, & Ardıç, 2017) to study the cross-cultural nature of the Dark Triad traits. Despite these criticisms, the older of these-the Dirty Dozen, which was developed by an Australian-based researcher-has been validated using item response theory (Gouveia, Monteiro, Gouveia, Athayde, & Cavalcanti, 2016;Medeiros, Monteiro, Gouveia, Nascimento, & Gouveia, 2017;Webster & Jonason, 2013), correlates with long-form measures of the Dark Triad traits (Jonason & Luévano, 2013;Jonason & Webster, 2010), predicts the same outcomes as longer measures (Jonason & Jackson, 2016), is associated with the domain general traits found in the HEXACO (Jonason & McCain, 2012), and has predictive validity in the form of associations with limited empathy in different countries (Jonason & Krause, 2013;Schimmenti et al, 2017).…”

“…Despite these criticisms, the older of these-the Dirty Dozen, which was developed by an Australian-based researcher-has been validated using item response theory (Gouveia, Monteiro, Gouveia, Athayde, & Cavalcanti, 2016;Medeiros, Monteiro, Gouveia, Nascimento, & Gouveia, 2017;Webster & Jonason, 2013), correlates with long-form measures of the Dark Triad traits (Jonason & Luévano, 2013;Jonason & Webster, 2010), predicts the same outcomes as longer measures (Jonason & Jackson, 2016), is associated with the domain general traits found in the HEXACO (Jonason & McCain, 2012), and has predictive validity in the form of associations with limited empathy in different countries (Jonason & Krause, 2013;Schimmenti et al, 2017). Australian scholars have collaborated internationally, translating the DD into to Polish (Czarna, Jonason, Dufner, & Kossowska, 2016), Japanese (Tamura, Oshio, Tanaka, Masui, & Jonason, 2015), German (Küfner, Dufner, & Back, 2015), Italian (Schimmenti et al, 2017), and Turkish (Özsoy, Rauthmann, Jonason, & Ardıç, 2017) to study the cross-cultural nature of the Dark Triad traits. As the number of translations expand, Australian scholars will be particularly well situated to engage in crosscultural work to understand the role of these traits on a global scale.…”