The Short Dark Triad (SD3): Adaptation and Psychometrics among At-Risk Male and Female Youths

Pechorro, Pedro; Caramelo, Vanessa; Martins, João Pedro Poças; Nunes, Cristina; Curtis, Shelby R.; Jones, Daniel N.

doi:10.1080/01639625.2017.1421120

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“…To overcome some of these limitations, Jones and Paulhus (2014) developed a short dark triad scale known as SD3 and it was found to be more comprehensive than the former measure (Malesza, Ostaszewski, Büchner, & Kaczmarek, 2019). SD3 has been found to possess satisfactory internal consistency (Jones & Paulhus, 2014) along with convergent and discriminant validity (Pechorro et al, 2019). It has been translated into several languages and is used effectively across cultures (Gamache, Savard, & Maheux-Caron, 2017;Salessi & Omar, 2018;Malesza et al, 2019).…”

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“…It has been translated into several languages and is used effectively across cultures (Gamache, Savard, & Maheux-Caron, 2017;Salessi & Omar, 2018;Malesza et al, 2019). Moreover, there are various parallel versions of SD3 (Atari & Chegeni, 2016;Ӧzsoy, Rauthmann, Jonason, & Ardıç, 2017;Pechorro et al, 2019), which have been developed to suit specific populations. With its extensive use, SD3 is among the most widely employed tools for the measurement of negative personality traits (as per the number of citations) 1 .…”

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

Siddiqi¹,

Shahnawaz²,

Nasir³

2020

Current Issues in Personality Psychology

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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.

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

Siddiqi¹,

Shahnawaz²,

Nasir³

2020

Current Issues in Personality Psychology

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“…No external validation of the measure was performed. A full adaptation of the SD3 scale was made by Pechoro et al (2019), albeit with reference to at-risk youths only. The researchers claim that the scale is a reliable and consistent measure (Pechoro et al, 2019).…”

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Structural investigation of the Short Dark Triad for Youths (13-16 years)

Klimczak¹,

Turska²

2020

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BackgroundThe classic three-factor structure of the Short Dark Triad Questionnaire (SD3) has been confirmed in studies on different popu-lations. However, a few studies (including those on the Polish population) reveal some problem with the proposed SD3 struc-ture. The main goal of the present study was to investigate the structure of the Short Dark Triad for Youths (SD3-Y) in a sample of subclinical Polish adolescents. The results obtained should be treated as comments on the inconsistencies that exist among classic and critical conceptualisations of the SD3 structure.Participants and procedureThree studies were conducted: (1) adaptation of the Polish version of the SD3 in terms of linguistic and cognitive needs of ado-lescents (N = 45); (2) investigation of the structure of the SD3-Y (N = 405); (3) examination of the external validity of the SD3-Y (N = 325).ResultsA series of confirmatory factor analyses, reliability analyses using ω coefficients as well as a correlation analysis between the Dark Triad traits and Big Five traits, aggression and self-esteem were conducted. No replication of the factor structure of the classic model was obtained. The bifactor Dark Dyad model with psychopathy and Machiavellianism as two dimensions best fits the data. The ω reliability coefficients were acceptable with the highest value for psychopathy. There was an admissible external validity level.ConclusionsThe Dark Triad as measured by SD3-Y comprises the Dark Dyad (psychopathy, Machiavellianism) and narcissism as a feature independent of the other two. Such data comply with the critical findings relating to the structure of the SD3 with a Polish adult population.

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“…This will help to counter potential measurement bias. In the case of the Short Dark Triad (SD3, Jones and Paulhus, 2014), researchers report the instrument is invariant for language and culture (Pechorro et al, 2019). It is essential that investigators similarly evaluate sleeprelated measures.…”

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