Abstract
We propose a short and ultrashort version of the Vengeance Scale (Stuckless & Goranson, 1992). Across three samples, good psychometric properties and convergent validity for the new scales were found. Study 1 found in a Brazilian sample that the original 20 items can be reduced to both a 10 and 5 item version (VS-10 and VS-5), without losing psychometric quality. In Study 2, the one-factorial structure was confirmed in a Brazilian and a British sample. Also, (partial) measurement invariance was established across gender and countries for the VS-10, but not for the VS-5. Across both samples, the short-versions correlated as expected with the Big-5, Big-6, and Dark Triad. Overall, the 10- and 5-item versions of the vengeance scale exhibited comparable reliabilities and validities to the full version.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 185-192 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Personality and Individual Differences |
Volume | 120 |
Early online date | 5 Sept 2017 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2018 |
Keywords
- Measurement
- Personality
- Transcultural
- Validation
- Vengeance
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Psychology