Machiavellian individuals are callous, manipulative, and misanthropic, and they are also strategic and capable of delaying gratification. Many commonly used measures of Machiavellianism focus on the antagonistic aspects of Machiavellianism and devote few items to the strategic aspects of this construct. Because the HEXACO framework includes an Honesty-Humility factor, it may be especially capable of characterizing the full range of Machiavellian characteristics. The current study used a consensus-rating approach to create Machiavellianism scales using items from the HEXACO-100. This approach yielded two HEXACO-Machiavellianism scales that were labeled HEXACO-Manipulative and HEXACO-Disciplined. Data from five community and college student samples were used to examine the internal consistency and validity of these HEXACO-Machiavellianism scales. The scales demonstrated acceptable internal consistency and displayed promising convergent and discriminant validity with criterion variables, including other Machiavellianism scales. The HEXACO-Manipulative and HEXACO-Disciplined scales were negatively correlated, suggesting that Machiavellianism may be better understood as an emergent trait.

马基雅维利式的人冷酷无情，善于操纵，厌恶人类，他们也有战略眼光，能够延迟满足。许多常用的马基雅维利主义措施都集中在马基雅维利主义的对立方面，而很少关注这个结构的战略方面。由于 HEXACO 框架包含诚实-谦逊因素，它可能特别能够表征所有马基雅维利特征。目前的研究使用了一种共识评级方法，使用 HEXACO-100 中的项目创建了马基雅维利主义量表。这种方法产生了两个 HEXACO-Machiavellianism 量表，分别标记为 HEXACO-Manipulative 和 HEXACO-Disciplined。来自五个社区和大学生样本的数据用于检查这些 HEXACO-Machiavellianism 量表的内部一致性和有效性。这些量表显示出可接受的内部一致性，并显示出与标准变量（包括其他马基雅维利主义量表）有希望的收敛和区分效度。HEXACO-Manipulating 和 HEXACO-Disciplined 量表呈负相关，这表明马基雅维利主义可能被更好地理解为一种新兴特征。