• DOI:10.1177/1073191113514105
• Corpus ID: 17524487

Introducing the Short Dark Triad (SD3)

@article{Jones2014IntroducingTS,
  title={Introducing the Short Dark Triad (SD3)},
  author={Daniel N. Jones and Delroy L. Paulhus},
  journal={Assessment},
  year={2014},
  volume={21},
  pages={28 - 41}
}

• Daniel N. Jones, D. Paulhus
• Published 1 February 2014
• Psychology
• Assessment

Three socially aversive traits—Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy—have been studied as an overlapping constellation known as the Dark Triad. Here, we develop and validate the Short Dark Triad (SD3), a brief proxy measure. Four studies (total N = 1,063) examined the structure, reliability, and validity of the subscales in both community and student samples. In Studies 1 and 2, structural analyses yielded three factors with the final 27 items loading appropriately on their respective factors. Study 3 confirmed that the resulting SD3 subscales map well onto the longer standard measures. Study 4 validated the SD3 subscales against informant ratings. Together, these studies indicate that the SD3 provides efficient, reliable, and valid measures of the Dark Triad of personalities.