TY - JOUR
PY - 2022//
TI - The Revised Assessment of Sadistic Personality (ASP-8): evidence for validity across four countries
JO - Journal of personality assessment
A1 - Plouffe, Rachel A.
A1 - Kowalski, Christopher Marcin
A1 - Papageorgiou, Kostas A.
A1 - Dinić, Bojana M.
A1 - Artamonova, Elena
A1 - Dagnall, Neil
A1 - Denovan, Andrew
A1 - Gianniou, Foteini-Maria
A1 - Kyriazos, Theodoros
A1 - Saklofske, Donald H.
A1 - Stalikas, Anastassios
SP - ePub
EP - ePub
VL - ePub
IS - ePub
N2 - Subclinical sadism, characterized by infliction of cruelty, aggression, or humiliation on another for subjugation or pleasure, provides important information in the prediction of aversive behaviors that have implications for individuals' and society's well-being worldwide. Given sadism's universal relevance, it is imperative that researchers ensure valid and reliable trait measurement not only among English-speaking individuals, but also cross-nationally among countries in which sadism remains relatively understudied. The objective of the current research was to validate the revised version of the Assessment of Sadistic Personality (ASP-8) (Plouffe et al., 2017) across samples of Russian (n = 1087, M(age) = 37.36, SD = 10.36), Greek (n = 1195, M(age) = 35.64, SD(age) = 13.08), Serbian (n = 443, M(age) = 28.10, SD(age) = 6.60), and British (n = 511, M(age) = 28.50, SD(age) = 11.62) adults. Overall, results supported the reliability, dimensionality, and scalar/partial scalar measurement invariance of the ASP-8 across cross-national samples. Convergent and discriminant validity were mostly supported through correlations with general personality traits, the Dark Triad, emotional intelligence, mental toughness, depression, anxiety, stress, satisfaction with life, aggression, and attitudes toward social groups. Based on our findings, we recommend the use of the ASP-8 in future investigations of aversive traits. Language: en
LA - en
SN - 0022-3891
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00223891.2022.2055476
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