Skip to main content
. 2018 Mar 15;4(3):e00569. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2018.e00569

Table 2.

Descriptive Statistics for each item of the Dark Triad Dirty Dozen and each subscale.

Items M SD Skewness Kurtosis
Machiavellianism 1: Manipulate 2.65 1.54 0.72 −0.49
Machiavellianism 2: Deceit 2.91 1.78 0.69 −0.65
Machiavellianism 3: Flattery 3.89 1.79 −0.11 −1.08
Machiavellianism 4: Exploit 2.25 1.34 0.97 0.05
Narcissism 1: Admire 3.74 1.72 −0.07 −0.99
Narcissism 2: Attend 4.23 1.59 −0.39 −0.58
Narcissism 3: Prestige 3.34 1.69 0.25 −0.91
Narcissism 4: Favors 2.30 1.38 0.99 0.27
Psychopathy 1: Remorse 1.88 1.36 1.77 2.64
Psychopathy 2: Unconcerned 1.63 1.18 2.40 5.83
Psychopathy 3: Callous 1.98 1.38 1.52 1.74
Psychopathy 4: Cynical 2.56 1.68 0.81 −0.48
Subscales
Machiavellianism 11.70 4.98 0.36 −0.65
Narcissism 13.61 5.11 0.07 −0.44
Psychopathy 8.04 4.13 1.32 1.92

Note. Means are reported for all items and sum scores are reported for composite subscales (final three rows).