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Title: Enthusiastic Acts of Evil: The Assessment of Sadistic Personality in Polish and Italian Populations.
Authors: Kowalski, Christopher Marcin (AUTHOR), Di Pierro, Rossella (AUTHOR), Plouffe, Rachel A. (AUTHOR), Rogoza, Radosław (AUTHOR), Saklofske, Donald H. (AUTHOR)
Source: Journal of Personality Assessment. Nov-Dec2020, Vol. 102 Issue 6, p770-780. 11p. 4 Charts.
Subjects: Personality assessment, ACT Assessment, Test validity, Sadism
Geographic Terms: Poland, Italy
Abstract: Subclinical sadism has received substantial attention in recent research as a trait that predicts a variety of malevolent behaviors. The objective of this study was to assess the 'psychometric robustness and portability' of the Assessment of Sadistic Personality (ASP). We examined the convergent and discriminant validity, and invariance of translated versions of the ASP within community samples of Polish and Italian individuals. The study included 568 individuals (340 women and 228 men) residing in Italy (Mage = 23.57, SDage = 2.55) and 556 individuals (411 women, 144 men, 1 other) residing in Poland (Mage = 23.48, SDage = 4.60). For cultural invariance purposes, data from a Canadian sample comprising 638 students were used. To establish convergent and discriminant validity, participants completed measures of sadism, the Dark Triad, the Big Five, interpersonal reactivity, and maladaptive traits described in the DSM-5. Across both samples, convergent and discriminant validity were supported. Configural and partial metric invariance were satisfied, and following implementation of alignment optimization, latent mean differences were evaluated between countries. Results of the study supported the psychometric qualities of the ASP across different cultures and languages, and the utility of the ASP as a valid measure extending beyond university samples. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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