The measurement of Machiavellianism: A factor analytic and correlational study of Mach IV and Mach V

Abstract

This study investigated the two scales most commonly used in measuring Machiavellianism. The corresponding items on the two scales are not parallel forms. Mach IV is probably a better measuring instrument than Mach V. The Mach IV and Mach V scales are multidimensional and are not parallel forms.