The personality constructs psychopathy, narcissism, and Machiavellianism, collectively described as the Dark Triad (DT), all reference socially aversive behavioral tendencies. Each construct is theorized to have features that differentiate it from others. Unfortunately, existing measures of the DT suffer from several problems. The present study compared newly developed measures of psychopathy (Super-Short Form of the Elemental Psychopathy Assessment), narcissism (Super-Short Form of the Five-Factor Narcissism Inventory), and Machiavellianism (Super-Short Form of the Five-Factor Machiavellianism Inventory [FFMI-SSF] based on the Five-Factor Model of personality)—collectively referred to as the Five-Factor Model Antagonistic Triad Measure—to existing DT inventories using a sample of undergraduate students (N = 516). As predicted, FFMI-SSF showed better divergence from measures of psychopathy and better convergence with the expert Five-Factor Model (FFM) Machiavellianism profile than did existing Machiavellianism measures. Results also demonstrated that the factors within each FFM assessment manifested differentiated correlational profiles, underscoring the utility of the multifaceted assessment of these three constructs. In addition, the use of the FFM as the basis for the new DT measures provides a pathway for the integration of DT research into the larger field of basic and clinical personality science.

人格构成精神病态、自恋和马基雅维利主义，统称为黑暗三联征 (DT)，均指社会厌恶行为倾向。每个结构在理论上都具有区别于其他结构的特征。不幸的是，DT 的现有措施存在几个问题。本研究比较了新开发的精神病态（基本精神病态评估的超简表）、自恋（五因素自恋量表的超简表）和马基雅维利主义（五因素权术量表的超简表） [FFMI-SSF] 基于人格五因素模型）——统称为五因素模型拮抗三联测量——对现有的 DT 清单使用本科生样本（N= 516）。正如预测的那样，与现有的马基雅维利主义措施相比，FFMI-SSF 显示出与精神病测量的更好的分歧以及与专家五因素模型 (FFM) 马基雅维利主义概况的更好的收敛。结果还表明，每个 FFM 评估中的因素都表现出不同的相关特征，强调了对这三个结构进行多方面评估的效用。此外，使用 FFM 作为新 DT 测量的基础，为将 DT 研究整合到更大的基础和临床人格科学领域提供了途径。