The next distinction without a difference: Do psychopathy and sadism scales assess the same construct?

C Blötner, A Mokros - Personality and Individual Differences, 2023 - Elsevier
There is vigorous debate about the distinctiveness of the components that make up the Dark
Triad. With its expansion toward the Dark Tetrad, the inclusion of everyday sadism sparked …

[HTML][HTML] The nomological network of the Short Dark Tetrad scale (SD4)

C Blötner, M Ziegler, C Wehner… - European Journal of …, 2021 - econtent.hogrefe.com
The present study examined the nomological network of the Short Dark Tetrad scale (SD4).
The SD4 measures narcissism, psychopathy, Machiavellianism, and sadism. We translated …

It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver: Machiavellianism is associated with producing but not necessarily with falling for bullshit

C Blötner, S Bergold - British Journal of Social Psychology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Machiavellianism is a personality trait emphasizing fraud at others' expense. It is yet unclear
whether Machiavellianism is also predictive of less obvious deception, for example …

To be fooled or not to be fooled: Approach and avoidance facets of Machiavellianism.

C Blötner, S Bergold - Psychological Assessment, 2022 - psycnet.apa.org
The antagonistic personality trait Machiavellianism (Mach) should be characterized by
duplicity, proclivity to manipulation, cynical disregard of others, long-term planning, and low …

The Machiavellian bully revisited: A closer look at differences and processes of Machiavellian bullying and cyberbullying perpetration

C Blötner, S Bergold - Aggressive behavior, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Numerous studies on personality traits conducive to traditional bullying and cyberbullying
mentioned Machiavellianism as an influential predictor of these behaviors. Machiavellianism …

An examination of the role of inverted Dark Tetrad items on structural properties and construct validity.

C Blötner, DJ Grüning - European Journal of Psychological …, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
The use of inverted items is under vigorous debate in psychometric research. However,
especially in the field of the Dark Tetrad—a compound of the aversive yet subclinical traits …

[PDF][PDF] The Machiavellian Approach and Avoidance Questionnaire: Further Validation and Differential Item Functioning between German and Serbian Cultures

C Blötner, BM Dinić, P Krstić - 2024 - osf.io
Within research on antagonistic personality traits, there is vigorous debate about a suitable
measurement approach to Machiavellianism. A measure targeting the focal themes of the …

[PDF][PDF] Machiavellismus: Bedeutung für Rezeption und Produktion von Fehlinformationen sowie für Bullying und Cyberbullying

C Blötner - 2023 - researchgate.net
Machiavellianism (Mach) entails amorality, duplicity, cynicism, long-term orientation, callous
interpersonal orientation, and a preference for egotistic manipulation of others. Due to the …