A Mokken analysis of the Dark Triad 'Dirty Dozen': Sex and age differences in scale structures, and issues with individual items

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 83, Issue , 2015, Pages 185-191

  Carter, Gregory Louis ^a   Campbell, Anne C ^a   Muncer, Steven ^b   Carter, Katherine A ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age differences; Dark Triad; Machiavellianism; Mokken analysis; Narcissism; Psychopathy; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

EID: 84928138445     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2015.04.012     Document Type: Article

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