Reliability and Validity of the Kiddie Mach Scale in Chinese Children

Abstract

The present study examined the psychometric properties of a translated Chinese version of the Kiddie Mach Scale in a sample of Chinese students (N=787) ages 9 to 13 years (416 boys, 371 girls; M age= 11.3 yr., SD = 1.3). Results of confirmatory factor analysis showed a three-factor structure to be the most adequate model: Distrust, Lack of faith in human nature, and Dishonesty. These results are similar to the English version, but not the Greek version. The Chinese version exhibited weak internal consistency, but acceptable 4-week test-retest reliability. The Chinese version of the Kiddie Mach Scale was significantly associated with the Basic Empathy Scale. There was a sex effect on Kiddie Mach Scale scores with boys scoring higher on the Total scale and the Distrust subscale. Some items did not seem to function well in Chinese culture. More research will be needed to find items that represent, especially, distrust in Chinese settings.

‘I did it for the LULZ’: How the dark personality predicts online disinhibition and aggressive online behavior in adolescence

“…A revised 10-item version of the original 20-item selfreport Kiddie Mach scale (Christie & Geis, 1970;Geng, Qin, Xia, & Ye, 2011) was used to assess Machiavellian traits and attitudes (e.g., Never tell anyone why you did something unless it will help you, anyone who completely trusts anyone else is asking for trouble, and sometimes you have to hurt other people to get what you want). Items were scored on a five-point Likert scale from 1 (disagree very much) and 5 (agree very much).…”

“…Non-Machiavellian items were reverse-scored for consistency. The reliability of the total Kiddie-Mach scores has previously come under scrutiny for poor internal validity ranging from α = .29 to .60 (Abell et al, 2015;Geng et al, 2011). Some researchers, however, have reported high internal validity ranging from α = .70 to .79 (Andreou, 2004;Repacholi et al, 2003).…”

“…The main limitation of the study is that the data used were concurrent in nature, which prevented us from drawing firm conclusions about sequential and temporal influences. Furthermore, the use of longitudinal data may prove to DARK PERSONALITY & ONLINE BEHAVIORS 31 increase the reliability of the Kiddie-Mach scale (Geng et al, 2011). Moreover, while the distinctiveness between the Dark Triad traits in non-clinical adolescent samples has been disputed (McHoskey, 2001) the inclusion of the Kiddie Mach in future research may provide a more holistic picture of the effects of the dark triad on online disinhibition and aggressive online behavior.…”

Instrumentos Psicométricos Para Avaliação Da Empatia Em Crianças E Adolescentes: Revisão Sistemática

“…Cabe destacar que dois instrumentos não apresentaram resultados satisfatórios, sendo que, no fator flexibilidade interpessoal, na EEmpa-IJ (Krist-Conceição & Martinelli, 2014) não apresentou índices aceitáveis, e a Mach Scale Kiddie (Geng, Qin, Xia, & Ye, 2011), com fraca consistência interna na versão chinesa.…”

Review on the Studies of the Dark Triad

“…Ⅳ 精神病态一直被认为是反社会行为的 预测指标 (Harpur, Hart & Hare, 1994) (Baughman, Dearing, Giammarco & Vernon, 2012;Campbell, et al, 2009;Chabrol, Van Leeuwen, Rodgers & Séjourné, 2009;Gordon & Platek, 2009;Hodson, Hogg & MacInnis, 2009;Jakobwitz & Egan, 2006;Jonason, Slomski & Partyka, 2012;Lee & Ashton, 2005;O'Boyle, Jr., Forsyth, Banks & McDaniel, 2012;Vernon, Villani, Vickers & Harris, 2008;Williams, Nathanson & Paulhus, 2010), 对这 些研究进行初步梳理不难发现, 三者之间的关系 存在以下特征: (1)马基雅维利主义与精神病态的 相关系数在 0.29~0.67 之间, 表明两者中度相关, 这意味着两种人格特质中度重合, 具有较多共性; (Ahmed & Stewart, 1981;Geng, Qin, Xia & Ye, 2011;Hunter, Gerbing & Boster, 1982;Panitz, 1989) Hare, 1980Hare, , 1991Hare, , 2003, (Rauthmann, 2011;Vernon, et al, 2008;Veselka, Schermer &Vernon, 2011) (Gordon & Platek, 2009;Verbeke, et al, 2011)扩散, 不同研 究视角对黑暗人格三合一给予了不同解释, 逐渐 拼接出一幅关于黑暗人格三合一的"立体图像";…”