Varieties of Sadistic Tendencies: adaptation and internal structure in Brazil

ObjectiveThis study aims to present an adaptation and evidence of construct validity of the Varieties of Sadistic Tendencies for a sample in the Brazilian context.MethodTo this end, 260 participants from different states, with ages ranging from 18 to 64 years (M = 27.91; SD = 8.96), answered three m...

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Autores: Esteves, Germano Gabriel Lima, Oliveira, Luma Vitória Braz de, Melo, Márcio Braga de
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:Brasil
Institución:Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas (PUC-CAMPINAS)
Repositorio:Estudos de Psicologia (Campinas)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br:article/14812
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br/estpsi/article/view/14812
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Machiavellianism
Narcissism
Psychopathy
Reproducibility of results
Sadism
Maquiavelismo
Narcisismo
Psicopatia
Reprodutibilidade dos Testes
Sadismo
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Sumario:ObjectiveThis study aims to present an adaptation and evidence of construct validity of the Varieties of Sadistic Tendencies for a sample in the Brazilian context.MethodTo this end, 260 participants from different states, with ages ranging from 18 to 64 years (M = 27.91; SD = 8.96), answered three measurement instruments: (a) a version of the Varieties of Sadistic Tendencies, adapted to the Brazilian context through back translation; (b) the Dark Triad Dirty Dozen and; (c) a Demographic Questionnaire.ResultsThe answers were submitted to Exploratory Factor Analysis using Factor v10.10.03, which indicated a bifactor structure with 16 items. In addition, Spearman’s rho correlations were performed among the factors to identify evidence of validity with other variables, which indicated weak and moderate relationships.ConclusionAs an initial study, the evidence of validity reported here points to psychometric adequacy