Dimensionality, factorial invariance, and cross-cultural differential item functioning of the Short Dark Tetrad (SD4) in Italian, Romanian, and UK samples

Fino, E ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5095-6014, Popuşoi, SA, Holman, AC, Iliceto, P and Heym, N ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2414-8854, 2023. Dimensionality, factorial invariance, and cross-cultural differential item functioning of the Short Dark Tetrad (SD4) in Italian, Romanian, and UK samples. European Journal of Psychological Assessment. ISSN 1015-5759

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Abstract

The present research tested the dimensionality and cross-cultural differential item functioning of the Short Dark Tetrad (SD4; Paulhus et al., 2021) in samples of university students (total N = 804) from Italy (N = 268), Romania (N = 313), and the United Kingdom (N = 223), respectively. Multidimensional Item Response Theory was used to model the data and ordinal logistic regression for differential item functioning analyses. The results showed that a four-factor model was the best fit for the data. However, the model showed metric non-invariance between the three samples, as well as non-negligible differential item functioning for several items in each of the four factors, in line with findings from previous research on cultural differences in antagonistic traits. Implications for theory and research are discussed.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	European Journal of Psychological Assessment
Creators:	Fino, E., Popuşoi, S.A., Holman, A.C., Iliceto, P. and Heym, N.
Publisher:	Hogrefe
Date:	20 June 2023
ISSN:	1015-5759
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1027/1015-5759/a000775 DOI 1748613 Other
Rights:	This version of the article may not completely replicate the final authoritative version published in European Journal of Psychological Assessment at https://doi.org/10.1027/1015-5759/a000775 It is not the version of record and is therefore not suitable for citation.
Divisions:	Schools > School of Social Sciences
Record created by:	Jonathan Gallacher
Date Added:	13 Apr 2023 15:52
Last Modified:	27 Jun 2023 10:56
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/48737

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