A systematic comparison of three sadism measures and their ability to explain workplace mistreatment over and above the dark triad

Min, Hanyi; Pavisic, Ivica; Howald, Nicholas; Highhouse, Scott; Zickar, Michael J.

doi:10.1016/j.jrp.2019.103862

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“…Moreover, only vicarious sadism did not show significant incremental validity in the prediction of attitudes toward specific social groups. This is a novel finding, since the incremental validity of all three sadism scales was confirmed previously, however, without testing incremental validity of direct and vicarious sadism separately (Min et al, 2019). Furthermore, results showed that all sadism measures were related to Dark Core, that is, to low Honesty-Humility, but VAST vicarious sadism obtained somewhat smaller correlations compared to direct sadism, which is in line with previous studies in other cultures (e.g., Plouffe et al, 2018).…”

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A Test of Three Sadism Measures

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Petrović

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Journal of Individual Differences

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Abstract. The aim of this study was to evaluate psychometric properties of three sadism scales: Short Sadistic Impulse Scale (SSIS), Varieties of Sadistic Tendencies (VAST, which measures direct and vicarious sadism), and Assessment of Sadistic Personality (ASP). Sample included 443 participants (50.1% men) from the general population. Reliability based on internal consistency of all scales was good, and results of Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) showed that all three scales had acceptable fit indices for the proposed structure. Results of Item Response Theory (IRT) analysis showed that all three scales had higher measurement precision (information) in above-average scores. Validity of the scales was supported through moderate to high positive correlations with the Dark Triad traits, especially psychopathy, as well as positive correlations with aggressiveness and negative with Honesty-Humility. Moreover, results of hierarchical regression analysis showed that all three measures of direct, but not vicarious sadism, contributed significantly above and beyond other Dark Triad traits to the prediction of increased positive attitudes toward dangerous social groups. The profile similarity index showed that the SSIS and the ASP were highly overlapping, while vicarious sadism seems distinct from other sadism scales.

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confidence: 87%

A Test of Three Sadism Measures

Dinić

Allred

Petrović

et al. 2020

Journal of Individual Differences

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“…The reason for this is that sadists associate positive emotions with observing others in pain (Reidy et al, 2011), even on an implicit (i.e., not concisely controlled) level (Međedović, 2017). This makes them more prone to various forms of immoral behavior, which is documented even when psychopathic traits are controlled for in the analysis: unprovoked aggression (Reidy et al, 2011), bullying and cyberbullying (van Geel et al, 2017), aggressive humor and negative attitudes toward immigrants (Međedović & Bulut, 2017), deviant behavior and incivility to others (Min, Pavisic, Howald, Highhouse, & Zickar, 2019), and aggression to both provocateurs and innocent individuals (Chester et al, 2019). All these links are in line with the current data on the associations between sadism, football clubs supporting, and criminal involvement.…”

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Sadism as a Key Dark Trait in the Link Between Football Fandom and Criminal Attitudes

Međedović

Kovačević²

2021

Journal of Individual Differences

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Abstract. Football (soccer) fans, particularly those with active involvement in supporting clubs, are especially prone to violence and criminal behavior. However, there is a gap in literature regarding individual characteristics which lead to criminal behavior in this group. In the present research, we examined the Dark Tetrad traits (narcissism, Machiavellianism, psychopathy, and sadism) and criminal attitudes (Violence, Entitlement, Antisocial intent, and Associates) in a group of active football fans ( N = 128) and a control group ( N = 118). We were led by a hypothesis that psychopathy and sadism as the dark traits with highest associations with violence are more pronounced in football supporters and key traits to predict criminal attitudes. The results showed that football fans had higher scores in all criminal attitude scales as well as in trait sadism. Furthermore, membership in a football supporters’ group was the most important predictor of all four measures of criminal attitudes. However, Dark Tetrad traits contributed to the prediction as well: sadism was the most important predictor of criminal attitudes, followed by psychopathy, and Machiavellianism, while narcissism had the fewest associations with the criteria measures. Finally, sadism was the only dark trait which significantly mediated the link between club supporting and criminal attitudes. Study findings help in understanding personality profiles of football supporters and provide new knowledge of the role that the Dark Tetrad traits (especially sadism) play in violence and criminal involvement in general.

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“…Research has also examined how personal dispositions outside of the Five-Factor Model influence instigated incivility. One such example is the positive relationship between the triad of malevolent personality traits-Machiavellianism, psychopathy, and narcissism-and instigated incivility (Lata & Chaudhary, 2020;Min et al, 2019). Other work found that individuals were more likely to instigate incivility when high in trait anger or aggression (Gray et al, 2017;Miranda & Welbourne, 2020), entitlement (Khalid & Gulzar, 2019), and hostile attribution bias (Manegold, 2014;Peng, 2020), or the extent to which This document is copyrighted by the American Psychological Association or one of its allied publishers.…”

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An “I” for an “I”: A systematic review and meta-analysis of instigated and reciprocal incivility.

Park¹,

Martinez²

2022

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

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Incivility and its negative impacts on individuals, teams, and organizations have been widely studied in workplace contexts, but the literature lacks a comprehensive understanding of incivility from the instigator's perspective. This meta-analysis of instigated incivility included 35,344 workers from 76 independent samples. Results showed that instigated incivility was related to several correlates including psychological ill-being, ρ = .36, and well-being, ρ = −.17; physical well-being, ρ = −.25; personal dispositions that are risk factors, ρ = .47, and preventative factors, ρ = −.34; negative, ρ = .28, and positive, ρ = −.33, job attitudes; positive team characteristics, ρ = −.28; job demands, ρ = .10; and experienced, ρ = .61, and observed, ρ = .58, incivility. Moderator analyses showed that the relationship between experienced and instigated incivility was weaker for older participants and under conditions of greater job control and work-group civility.

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A systematic comparison of three sadism measures and their ability to explain workplace mistreatment over and above the dark triad

Cited by 33 publications

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A Test of Three Sadism Measures

A Test of Three Sadism Measures

Sadism as a Key Dark Trait in the Link Between Football Fandom and Criminal Attitudes

An “I” for an “I”: A systematic review and meta-analysis of instigated and reciprocal incivility.

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