EXAMINING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MACHIAVELLIANISM AND PARANOIA

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作者
CHRISTOFFERSEN, D [1 ]
STAMP, C [1 ]
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[1] ARKANSAS STATE UNIV,STATE UNIV,AR 72467
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10.2466/pr0.1995.76.1.67
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B84 [心理学];
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04 ; 0402 ;
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To investigate the relationship between Machiavellianism and paranoid tendencies we administered the Mach IV scale and Fenigstein and Vanable's Paranoia scale to 150 students enrolled in 4 sections of a course, Introduction to Psychology, at a university in the Middle South. Scores on the 2 were significantly and positively correlated (Pearson r = .50). Men had a significantly higher mean score on Machiavellianism than women. Although men obtained a higher mean on the Paranoia scale than women, the difference was not statistically significant. Implications are discussed.
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