Abstract

Subclinical sadism, characterized by infliction of cruelty, aggression, or humiliation on another for subjugation or pleasure, provides important information in the prediction of aversive behaviors that have implications for individuals’ and society’s well-being worldwide. Given sadism’s universal relevance, it is imperative that researchers ensure valid and reliable trait measurement not only among English-speaking individuals, but also cross-nationally among countries in which sadism remains relatively understudied. The objective of the current research was to validate the revised version of the Assessment of Sadistic Personality (ASP-8) (Plouffe et al., 2017 Plouffe, R. A., Saklofske, D. H., & Smith, M. M. (2017). The Assessment of Sadistic Personality: Preliminary psychometric evidence for a new measure. Personality and Individual Differences, 104, 166–171. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2016.07.043[Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]) across samples of Russian (n = 1087, M_age = 37.36, SD = 10.36), Greek (n = 1195, M_age = 35.64, SD_age = 13.08), Serbian (n = 443, M_age = 28.10, SD_age = 6.60), and British (n = 511, M_age = 28.50, SD_age = 11.62) adults. Overall, results supported the reliability, dimensionality, and scalar/partial scalar measurement invariance of the ASP-8 across cross-national samples. Convergent and discriminant validity were mostly supported through correlations with general personality traits, the Dark Triad, emotional intelligence, mental toughness, depression, anxiety, stress, satisfaction with life, aggression, and attitudes toward social groups. Based on our findings, we recommend the use of the ASP-8 in future investigations of aversive traits.

摘要

亚临床虐待狂，其特征是为了征服或享乐而对他人施加残忍、侵略或羞辱，为预测对全球个人和社会福祉产生影响的厌恶行为提供了重要信息。鉴于虐待狂的普遍相关性，研究人员必须确保不仅在讲英语的人中，而且在虐待狂研究相对较少的国家之间进行有效和可靠的特征测量。当前研究的目的是验证施虐人格评估 (ASP-8) 的修订版（Plouffe 等人，2017 年） Plouffe, RA、Saklofske, DH和Smith, MM（2017 年）。虐待狂人格的评估：一项新措施的初步心理测量证据。人格和个体差异，104，166 – 171 。https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2016.07.043 [Crossref]、[Web of Science®] 、[Google Scholar] ）跨俄语样本（n = 1087，M_age= 37.36，SD = 10.36 ), 希腊语 (n = 1195,M_age= 35.64，SD_年龄= 13.08），塞尔维亚人（n  = 443，M_年龄= 28.10，SD_年龄= 6.60）和英国人（n  = 511，M_年龄= 28.50，SD_年龄= 11.62) 成人。总体而言，结果支持 ASP-8 在跨国样本中的可靠性、维度和标量/部分标量测量不变性。收敛效度和判别效度主要通过与一般人格特质、黑暗三联征、情商、心理韧性、抑郁、焦虑、压力、生活满意度、攻击性和对社会群体的态度的相关性得到支持。根据我们的发现，我们建议在未来的厌恶特征调查中使用 ASP-8。