Five-Factor Machiavellianism Inventory.

FFMI

What it measures

Machiavellianism as a profile of FFM facets: Agentic (e.g. assertiveness, achievement-striving), Antagonism (manipulation, distrust, cynicism), Planful (deliberation, order) higher-order domains

Length and format

58 (full); short forms exist. 5-pt Likert (self-report questionnaire)

Language versions

Several (English original; adaptations growing).

Normative data

Normative data for this instrument is held in our reference library. The per-population breakdown is not published here.

Licence

open with attribution

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Reference

Collison, K. L., Vize, C. E., Miller, J. D., & Lynam, D. R. (2018). Development and validation of the Five-Factor Machiavellianism Inventory (FFMI). Journal of Personality Assessment, 100(4), 1-12.