Examining the conceptual and empirical distinctiveness of Agreeableness and “dark” personality items
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19280785 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Colin E Vize (0000-0002-3005-0688, Department of Psychiatry University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh PA USA, corresponding author), Joshua D Miller (0000-0002-2171-856X, Department of Psychology University of Georgia Athens GA USA), Donald R Lynam (0000-0001-8306-498X, Department of Psychological Sciences Purdue University West Lafayette IN USA) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 89 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 594-612 |
| Publication date | 2021-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Personality (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3506 • E-ISSN: 1467-6494 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/jopy.12601 |
| PMID | 33073365 |
| OpenAlex | W3092869862 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 19 |
| References cited | 52 |
OBJECTIVE: A growing research literature has focused on what have been termed "dark" personality traits/constructs. More recently, the "dark factor" of personality has been proposed as a unifying framework for this research. To date, little work has rigorously investigated whether the traits/constructs investigated in the context of the dark factor can be captured by existing models of normative personality, namely Agreeableness from the Five-factor Model. Thus, the "dark factor" may be an instance of the "jangle" fallacy, where two constructs with different names are in fact the same construct. METHOD: We used a preregistered approach that made use of bass-ackward factor analysis, structural equation modeling, and nomological network analysis to investigate the distinction between the D factor and Agreeableness. RESULTS: = -.99). CONCLUSIONS: The results suggested that the D factor can be understood as the opposite pole of Agreeableness (i.e., antagonism) and not as a distinct construct. We discuss the implications for researchers interested in continuing to advance the study of antagonistic personality traits
Agreeableness · Alternative five model of personality · Big Five personality traits · Big Five personality traits and culture · Dark triad · Hierarchical structure of the Big Five · Optimal distinctiveness theory · Personality · Mental Health Research Topics · Personality Disorders and Psychopathology · Personality Traits and Psychology · Psychology · Social Psychology
Development of a Structured Interview to Explore Interpersonal Schema of Older Adults Living Alone Based on Autobiographical Memory
On the importance of the assessment and conceptualization of Agreeableness
Agreeableness is dead. Long live Agreeableness? Reply to Vize and Lynam
The kernel of truth in text-based personality assessment
Dark triads, tetrads, tents, and cores
Behind the Screen
Profiles of theory of mind impairments and personality in clinical and community samples
The good, the bad, and the ugly
The grandiose narcissism*self-esteem interaction
Measuring the Dark Core of Personality in German
The role of impulse and interference control in aversive personality
Construct jangle or construct mangle? Thinking straight about (nonredundant) psychological constructs
Choosing the dark path
Personality Correlates of Out-Group Harm
Testing the equivalence of the aversive core of personality and a blend of agreeableness(‐related) items
Beyond (low) Agreeableness
Measuring the dark core
Measuring the Dark Core of Personality in Portugal
Moral Foundations Partially Explain the Associations of Machiavellianism, Grandiose Narcissism, and Psychopathy With Homonegativity and Transnegativity
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Statistical Inference as Severe Testing
The dark core of personality.
Determining the Number of Components from the Matrix of Partial Correlations
Psychometric Properties of the Hexaco-100
Behavioral Confirmation of Everyday Sadism
The Five Factor Model and impulsivity
Assessing the basic traits associated with psychopathy
The Core of Darkness
Toward a Taxonomy of Dark Personalities
The Hexaco Honesty-Humility, Agreeableness, and Emotionality Factors
Measuring the dark core of personality.
How to determine the number of factors to retain in exploratory factor analysis
Same Same, but Different? Relations between Facets of Conscientiousness and Grit
Four ways five factors are basic
The Structure of Conscientiousness
Unpacking “evil”
Psychopathy as a Clinical and Empirical Construct
The development of markers for the Big-Five factor structure.
Psychometric and Machine Learning Approaches to Reduce the Length of Scales
Extrinsic Convergent Validity Evidence to Prevent Jingle and Jangle Fallacies
Uncovering the structure of agreeableness from self‐report measures
The reactive–proactive aggression questionnaire
Agreeableness and the common core of dark traits are functionally different constructs
A network of dark personality traits
Doing it all Bass-Ackwards
The Dark Triad of personality
Is the Dark Triad common factor distinct from low Honesty-Humility
FFM facets and their relations with different forms of antisocial behavior
Social dominance orientation
Between facets and domains
A psychological taxonomy of trait-descriptive terms
Grit
Much ado about grit
The next Big Five Inventory (BFI-2)
Integration of the Big Five and circumplex approaches to trait structure
The structure of interpersonal traits
Living a Fast Life
A contrarian view of the five-factor approach to personality description
| Citations per year | 3.8 |
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| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |