@article{ref1,
title="Developing and validating a new multi-dimensional scale for anti-social behavior in a higher education setting",
journal="Scandinavian journal of psychology",
year="2020",
author="Mahmoud, Ali B. and Hack-Polay, Dieu and Fuxman, Leonora and Massetti, Brenda and Al Samarh, A. Zaher",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="The purpose of this research is to construct and validate a multi-dimensional scale of Anti-social Behavior (hereafter ASB) in a Western higher education context (i.e., USA). To achieve this, four studies, each with a different sample, were performed. Study 1 (n = 150) followed an exploratory design to generate a pool of potential items measuring ASB. Study 2 (n = 254) explored the dimensionality of the items produced in Study 1 using exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and reliability measures. Study 3 (n = 654) confirmed the factorial structure from Study 2 and assessed the measurement model invariance using structural equation modeling (SEM). Finally, Study 4 (n = 287) assessed the predictive validity of the ASB measure through testing a hypothetical path model linking ASB to narcissism and Machiavellianism via an SEM procedure. In total, our research findings conclude that the ASB measurement model is a two-factor multi-dimensional structure comprising: Interpersonal Antagonistic Behavior (six items) as well as Indirect Distractive Behavior (four items). The research and practical implications for universities are thereafter discussed.<br><br>© 2020 Scandinavian Psychological Associations and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0036-5564",
doi="10.1111/sjop.12635",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/sjop.12635"
}