Machiavellianism and Intimacy Attitudes in the Interpersonal Relationships

Lo, Chi‐Fai; Ng, Eva Chor-Bing

doi:10.4236/psych.2019.104029

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“…Intimacy attitude was measured using the Intimacy Attitude Scale-Revised (IAS-R; [59]). Previous studies have found the IAS-R to be a valid instrument which is highly correlated with constructs of positive and negative intimacy within interpersonal relationships [60]. Correlation equals the components of intimacy attitude [61].…”

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Psycho-Social Factors Associated with Intimacy Needs in Divorced and Widowed Older Chinese Women

Yan

2022

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The rapidly ageing population, the growing rate of divorce, and the longer life expectancy of women compared with men have resulted in a large proportion of older Chinese women being alone. The sexual health and intimacy needs of this group of women are ignored due to traditional Chinese cultural values that undermine older adults’ needs for sex and intimacy, and the subordinate position of women in society. The present study used a quantitative survey method to investigate bio-psycho-social factors associated with divorced and widowed older Chinese women’s sexual health and intimacy needs in two cities in Shanghai and Wuhan. The conceptual framework of this study was guided by cognitive stress theory, attachment theory, gender theory, socioemotional selectivity theory, objectification theory, and activity theory. We adopted a model involving demographic, biological, psychological, and social factors to unearth the mechanism influencing divorced and widowed older Chinese women’s sexual health and intimacy needs. Data were collected between October 2020 and March 2021 via face-to-face surveys. A convenience sample of 278 (N = 278) divorced and widowed older Chinese women was recruited (166 in Shanghai and 112 in Wuhan). Sexual health and intimacy needs were associated with current relationship status, financial status, physical health, attachment style, neuroticism, mental health, social support, prior marital conflict, and gender norm attitude. Sexual behaviour was associated with age, number of children, financial status, physical health, attachment style, neuroticism, prior marital conflict, gender norm attitude, sexual knowledge, sexual attitude, and intimacy attitude as predictors. Most participants in this study seemed to have found new intimate partners with whom to continue participating in sexual activities after their divorce or widowhood. The present study is one of the first examples of empirical research to examine the sexual health and intimacy needs of older Chinese women who are divorced or widowed. The findings generated by this study will inform the design and implementation of appropriate social programs for this demographic, and provide invaluable insight for social workers, educators, sex therapists, healthcare professionals, community workers, and policymakers working with this population.

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Psycho-Social Factors Associated with Intimacy Needs in Divorced and Widowed Older Chinese Women

Yan

2022

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“…Its values range from 0 to 1, where I-CVI > 0.79 indicates that the item is relevant; 0.70–0.79, the item needs revisions, and if < 0.70, the item is eliminated [ 31 ]. The Average Scale-level CVI (S-CVI/Ave) was calculated by taking the sum of the I-CVIs divided by the total number of items [ 32 ]. A S-CVI/Ave ≥ 0.9 show excellent content validity [ 33 ].…”

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Validity and reliability of the Persian version of the machiavellian personality scale and its association with social adjustment and risky behaviors in Iranian college students

Asadi,

Yoosefi

2023

BMC Psychiatry

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Objective The present study aims to develop and assess the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the Machiavellian Personality Scale (P-MPS), and evaluate its relationship with social adjustment and risky behaviors in Iranian college students. Methods Participants were 500 healthy college students (270 females and 230 males) from medical and non-medical universities in Sanandaj, Iran. They completed the P-MPS, the social adjustment subscale of the Bell Adjustment Inventory, and the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) questionnaire. The factor structure of the P-MPS was evaluated by exploratory factor analysis followed by confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was used to examine the internal consistency of the P-MPS and Pearson correlation test was used to investigate the relationship of the P-MPS score with the scores of social adjustment subscale and YRBSS. Results The P-MPS showed good content validity (Content validity ratio = 0.73, content validity index = 0.90), construct validity, and internal consistency (α = 0.802). The CFA results supported the four-factor solution of the questionnaire. The total score of P-MPS and its dimensions showed a significant negative relationship with social adjustment (p < 0.05). Moreover, its score was significantly correlated with risky behaviors (p < 0.05). Conclusion The Persian version of MPS can be used for assessing Machiavellianism in the Iranian population.

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“…For instance, these employees are more likely to steal (Fehr et al, 1992;Harrell & Hartnagel, 1976), are economically opportunistic and less cooperative (Sakalaki et al, 2007), have lower job satisfaction and higher turnover (Fehr et al, 1992;Wilson et al, 1996), engage in unethical and counterproductive work behaviours (Kish-Gephart et al, 2010;O'Boyle et al, 2012). Furthermore, Machiavellians place little importance on establishing close, intimate relationships, but these relationships do provide Machiavellians with opportunities for emotional manipulation, such as coercion and pleasure induction, and subsequent reward (Lyons & Aitken, 2010;Brewer et al, 2014, Lo & Ng, 2019. All in all, increasing attention has been drawn towards the study of Machiavellianism in recent years due to its prominence in subclinical populations and influence on psychological adjustment (McHoskey, 1999;Martin et al, 2012).…”

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Machiavellianism and Elicitation of Self-Disclosure in a Competitive Friendship

Lo¹

2021

PSYCH

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The present study investigated the influence of Machiavellianism and friendship competition on the elicitation of self-disclosure from others within friendship dyads. Male (N = 120) and female (N = 70) participants aged 17 to 60 years (M = 29.15, SD = 12.26) completed a questionnaire containing preliminary demographic questions, Mach IV Scale, Opener Scale and Interpersonal Competition Index. The regression analysis has revealed that Machiavellianism and friendship competition are reliable predictors of the ability to elicit self-disclosure from others, and these results coincide with those of correlation analysis. This study represents the very first attempt to investigate the Machiavellian personality correlates associated with the tendency to elicit self-disclosure from others, and its findings may help shed light upon the direction of future research.

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Machiavellianism and Intimacy Attitudes in the Interpersonal Relationships

Cited by 5 publications

References 30 publications

Psycho-Social Factors Associated with Intimacy Needs in Divorced and Widowed Older Chinese Women

Psycho-Social Factors Associated with Intimacy Needs in Divorced and Widowed Older Chinese Women

Validity and reliability of the Persian version of the machiavellian personality scale and its association with social adjustment and risky behaviors in Iranian college students

Machiavellianism and Elicitation of Self-Disclosure in a Competitive Friendship

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