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The Development and Validation of a New Machiavellianism Scale

Jason J. Dahling

The College of New Jersey, Department of Psychology, Social Sciences 121, 2000 Pennington Rd, Ewing, NJ 08628, dahling{at}tcnj.edu

Brian G. Whitaker

Morehead State University, Department of Management, Marketing, and Real Estate, 313B Combs Bldg., Morehead, KY 40351

Paul E. Levy

The University of Akron, Department of Psychology, Arts & Sciences, 3rd Floor, Akron, OH 44325-4301

A new measure of Machiavellianism, the Machiavellian Personality Scale (MPS), was developed and validated over two studies. Machiavellianism is conceptualized as one's propensity to distrust others, engage in amoral manipulation, seek control over others, and seek status for oneself. Study 1 developed and tested the factor structure of the scale, whereas Study 2 provided evidence for the convergent, divergent, and criterion-related validity of the MPS. The results of these studies supported the a priori factor structure of the MPS and indicated that it is a valid predictor of such outcomes as job satisfaction, task performance, and counterproductive work behaviors.

Key Words: Machiavellianism • deviance • counterproductive work behavior • political behavior

This version was published on March 1, 2009

Journal of Management, Vol. 35, No. 2, 219-257 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0149206308318618
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