Machiavellianism is a personality construct characterized by cynicism, callousness, and skillful manipulation of others to achieve personal gains. We review the Machiavellianism literature with a particular focus on its measurement alongside narcissism and psychopathy in the so-called “Dark Triad” (DT). We discuss criticisms of Machiavellianism on the grounds of insufficient construct validity as well as its virtual indistinguishability from psychopathy when assessed by commonly used instruments. As a response to these criticisms, we offer the super-short form of the Five Factor Machiavellianism Inventory (FFMI-SSF) as an alternative. The goal of the present study was to evaluate the FFMI-SSF in relation to psychopathy and basic personality traits (i.e., the Five Factor Model) and to compare it to widely used measures of the DT and psychopathy in a large undergraduate sample (n = 1004).

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马基雅维利主义与精神病有什么不同吗？这取决于

马基雅维利主义是一种人格结构，其特点是愤世嫉俗、冷酷无情，并巧妙地操纵他人以获取个人利益。我们回顾了马基雅维利主义的文献，特别关注其测量以及所谓的“黑暗三合会”（DT）中的自恋和精神病。我们讨论对马基雅维利主义的批评，理由是结构效度不足，以及在用常用工具评估时它与精神病几乎无法区分。作为对这些批评的回应，我们提供了五因素马基雅维利主义量表 (FFMI-SSF) 的超简短形式作为替代方案。本研究的目的是评估 FFMI-SSF 与精神病和基本人格特征（即，n  = 1004）。