Manipulativeness among Drug Abusers: Reliability and Validity of the Mach IV Scale | Zendy

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Manipulativeness among Drug Abusers: Reliability and Validity of the Mach IV Scale

Author(s) -

Kaestner Elisabeth,

Rosen Linda,

Appel Philip,

Sofer Stephen

Publication year - 1977

Publication title -

british journal of addiction to alcohol and other drugs

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.424

H-Index - 193

eISSN - 1360-0443

pISSN - 0007-0890

DOI - 10.1111/j.1360-0443.1977.tb00685.x

Subject(s) - machiavellianism , scale (ratio) , reliability (semiconductor) , psychology , mach number , sample (material) , clinical psychology , validity , social psychology , psychometrics , psychopathy , geography , personality , physics , mechanics , power (physics) , cartography , quantum mechanics , thermodynamics

In order to measure manipulative tendencies among narcotics abusers, the Machiavellianism (Mach IV) Scale was administered to a sample of narcotics abusers in residential treatment. Obtained means and standard deviations were well within the range of values reported for non‐drug abusing samples. Examination of the retest‐reliability and validity of the present Mach IV scores confirmed the reliability of the scale. However, a three ‐person bargaining situation failed to validate Mach Scale scores, possibly due to constraints imposed by the institutional setting and for to the educational level of the sample.

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