Psychometric Properties and Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Dark Tetrad Personality Questionnaire in Students

Various attempts have been made to classify dysfunctional personality traits. Among these, the classification of dark three traits has attracted much attention over the past decade in the areas of social psychology and personality. The aim of this study was to evaluate the validity and reliability o...

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Main Authors: moslem ghobadiyan, mohammadjavad bagiyan, Tahereh Mahmoudiyan Dastnaee
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Published: University of Sistan and Baluchestan 2024-02-01
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description Various attempts have been made to classify dysfunctional personality traits. Among these, the classification of dark three traits has attracted much attention over the past decade in the areas of social psychology and personality. The aim of this study was to evaluate the validity and reliability of comparing the Dark Tetrad Personality in a group of students aged 13 to 18 years. The research was conducted in the form of a correlational research project. The statistical population consists of all students aged 13 to 18 years in Khorramabad city in the academic year of 2019-2020. The research sample was 300 students (150 girls and 150 boys) of Khorramabad city who were selected by multi-stage cluster sampling method. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis were used to analyze the data using SPSS-26 and AMOS-21 software. The results showed that there was a positive and significant relationship between the components of the Dark Tetrad Personality and the Dark Tetrad of Jones and Webster (P≥0.001). The results of the exploratory factor analysis identified three factors that together explain 40.72% of the dark triple variance of personality. The results of the confirmatory factor analysis confirmed 24 items in three factors. Cronbach's alpha was 0.79 for the whole Dark Tetrad Personality questionnaire and 0.803 for the Machiavellian subscales, 0.78 for narcissism, and 0.68 for psychopathy. The Dark Tetrad Personality scale of personality has desirable psychometric properties in the Iranian student community.
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spelling doaj-art-a9a54d9bbfd64912a38eece06de2a8772025-01-19T17:52:16ZfasUniversity of Sistan and Baluchestanمطالعات روانشناسی تربیتی2228-66832783-52352024-02-01205210.22111/jeps.2024.37069.43768240Psychometric Properties and Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Dark Tetrad Personality Questionnaire in Studentsmoslem ghobadiyan0mohammadjavad bagiyan1Tahereh Mahmoudiyan Dastnaee2Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Farhangian Universityنورآباد لرستان، خیابان 24 متری طالقانی کوچه شهید مولامراد عباسپورDepartment of Psychology, Behshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Behshahr, IranVarious attempts have been made to classify dysfunctional personality traits. Among these, the classification of dark three traits has attracted much attention over the past decade in the areas of social psychology and personality. The aim of this study was to evaluate the validity and reliability of comparing the Dark Tetrad Personality in a group of students aged 13 to 18 years. The research was conducted in the form of a correlational research project. The statistical population consists of all students aged 13 to 18 years in Khorramabad city in the academic year of 2019-2020. The research sample was 300 students (150 girls and 150 boys) of Khorramabad city who were selected by multi-stage cluster sampling method. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis were used to analyze the data using SPSS-26 and AMOS-21 software. The results showed that there was a positive and significant relationship between the components of the Dark Tetrad Personality and the Dark Tetrad of Jones and Webster (P≥0.001). The results of the exploratory factor analysis identified three factors that together explain 40.72% of the dark triple variance of personality. The results of the confirmatory factor analysis confirmed 24 items in three factors. Cronbach's alpha was 0.79 for the whole Dark Tetrad Personality questionnaire and 0.803 for the Machiavellian subscales, 0.78 for narcissism, and 0.68 for psychopathy. The Dark Tetrad Personality scale of personality has desirable psychometric properties in the Iranian student community.https://jeps.usb.ac.ir/article_8240_bdedf1dbf66859e6d5cad20ec5ca5c26.pdfdark tetrad personalityfactor structurepsychometric propertiesstudents
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Psychometric Properties and Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Dark Tetrad Personality Questionnaire in Students
مطالعات روانشناسی تربیتی
dark tetrad personality
factor structure
psychometric properties
students
title Psychometric Properties and Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Dark Tetrad Personality Questionnaire in Students
title_full Psychometric Properties and Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Dark Tetrad Personality Questionnaire in Students
title_fullStr Psychometric Properties and Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Dark Tetrad Personality Questionnaire in Students
title_full_unstemmed Psychometric Properties and Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Dark Tetrad Personality Questionnaire in Students
title_short Psychometric Properties and Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Dark Tetrad Personality Questionnaire in Students
title_sort psychometric properties and confirmatory factor analysis of the dark tetrad personality questionnaire in students
topic dark tetrad personality
factor structure
psychometric properties
students
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