Nomological network of two-dimensional Machiavellianism
Abstract Machiavellianism captures one's cynical view of humanity and willingness to use immoral means to achieve one's goals. Although Machiavellianism consists of views and tactics dimensions, a unitary approach dominates our understanding of this construct. Therefore, we aimed to further substantiate its dimensionality and elucidate each dimension'
Conal Monaghan +2 more
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Italian validation of the workplace ostracism scale (WOS) [PDF]
IntroductionThe aim of this study was to validate the Italian version of the workplace ostracism scale (WOS), developed by Ferris and colleagues. Workplace ostracism (WO)—the perception of being ignored or excluded by colleagues or supervisors—is a ...
Daiana Colledani +3 more
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The Bright, the Dark, and the Blue Face of Narcissism: The Spectrum of Narcissism in Its Relations to the Metatraits of Personality, Self-Esteem, and the Nomological Network of Shyness, Loneliness, and Empathy [PDF]
Grandiose and vulnerable narcissism seem to be uncorrelated in empirical studies, yet they share at least some theoretical similarities. In the current study, we examine the relation between grandiose (conceptualized as admiration and rivalry) and ...
Radosław Rogoza +3 more
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Assessing measure congruence in nomological networks [PDF]
Abstract Evaluations of convergent and discriminant validity are generally conducted by analyzing constructs in isolation or by comparing pairs of latent variables. These approaches ignore the broader nomological network that is intrinsic to a measure’s construct validity, and fail to test the implications of either perfect correlations (convergence)
George R Franke +2 more
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The Nomological Network of a Behavioral Distress Tolerance Task in Veterans. [PDF]
AbstractThere is a relative lack of research on distress tolerance (DT) in veteran samples. The aims of the study were to (a) evaluate convergent and discriminant validity of a behavioral measure of DT compared to theoretically similar (i.e., self‐report DT, negative urgency) and dissimilar (i.e., risk‐taking) constructs and (b) evaluate the concurrent
Brown RC +8 more
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Beyond the Individual: Toward a Nomological Network of Organizational Empowerment [PDF]
AbstractEmpowerment research has generally been limited to the individual level of analysis. Efforts to study empowerment beyond the individual require conceptual frameworks suggesting attributes that define the construct and guide its measurement.
Zimmerman, Marc A., Peterson, N. Andrew
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On Nomological Validity and Auxiliary Assumptions: The Importance of Simultaneously Testing Effects in Social Cognitive Theories Applied to Health Behavior and Some Guidelines [PDF]
Tests of social cognitive theories provide informative data on the factors that relate to health behavior, and the processes and mechanisms involved.
Martin S. Hagger +2 more
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The ability to evaluate arguments in scientific texts: Measurement, cognitive processes, nomological network, and relevance for academic success at the university. [PDF]
Münchow H +3 more
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Adaptation of the Learned Helplessness Scale in Brazil [PDF]
The present study aimed to adapt the Learned Helplessness Scale (LHS) to Brazilian Portuguese and assess its psychometric properties and nomological network in a Brazilian sample.
Cleno Couto, Ronaldo Pilati
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Social evaluation of the self, of others, and of groups rests on two dimensions, also called ‘the Big Two’ (Horizontal: Communion, Warmth; Vertical: Agency, Competence). These Big Two have recently been broken down into two facets each.
Andrea E. Abele
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