The role of Machiavellian views and tactics in psychopathology

被引:52
作者
Monaghan, Conal [1 ]
Bizumic, Boris [1 ]
Sellbom, Martin [1 ]
机构
[1] Australian Natl Univ, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia
关键词
Machiavellianism; Personality; Psychopathology; Multidimensionality; Structural equation modelling (SEM); Two-dimensional Mach-IV (TDM-IV); DARK TRIAD; FIT INDEXES; MACH-IV; PERSONALITY; NARCISSISM; SCALE; ASSOCIATIONS; SENSITIVITY; BEHAVIOR;
D O I
10.1016/j.paid.2016.01.002
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
Machiavellianism represents a tendency to manipulate and exploit others in a social world perceived to be hostile. Research has been inconsistent regarding psychopathology associated with this aspect of personality. This has been partially due to focusing on Machiavellianism as a unidimensional, as opposed to multidimensional, construct. Thus, this study aimed to investigate associations between Machiavellianism and psychopathology from a multidimensional perspective. The participants were 1478 US undergraduates aged between 18 and 53 years (M = 19.55, SD = 3.22; 39% male) and 218 Australian undergraduates aged between 17 and 60 (M = 20.09, SD = 4.56; 33% male). To address psychometric issues in the Mach IV scale, item analysis and confirmatory factor analyses were used to derive its multidimensional structure. Structural equation modelling tested unique associations of Machiavellian views and tactics with six psychopathological constructs: depression, fear, anxiety, impulsivity, externalising psychopathology, and thought dysfunction. Results from the US and Australian samples suggest that Machiavellianism is best viewed as a two-dimensional construct consisting of views and tactics. Furthermore, the US study showed that Machiavellian views uniquely predicted all areas of psychopathology, whereas tactics predicted only externalising domains. These findings demonstrate the multidimensional nature of Machiavellianism and highlight its distinctive psychopathological implications. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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