title: Introducing the short Dark Triad (SD3): a brief measure of dark personality traits.
abstract: Three socially aversive traits-Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy-have been studied as an overlapping constellation known as the Dark Triad. Here, we develop and validate the Short Dark Triad (SD3), a brief proxy measure. Four studies (total N = 1,063) examined the structure, reliability, and validity of the subscales in both community and student samples. In Studies 1 and 2, structural analyses yielded three factors with the final 27 items loading appropriately on their respective factors. Study 3 confirmed that the resulting SD3 subscales map well onto the longer standard measures. Study 4 validated the SD3 subscales against informant ratings. Together, these studies indicate that the SD3 provides efficient, reliable, and valid measures of the Dark Triad of personalities.
authors: University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, USA.
authors: Daniel N
authors: DN
authors: Jones
authors: Delroy L
authors: DL
authors: Paulhus
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D002605:Character; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008257:Machiavellianism; D008297:Male; D010552:Personality Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012016:Reference Values; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Dark Triad; Machiavellianism; narcissism; psychopathy; subclinical