%0 Journal Article
%T Machiavellianism and Intimacy Attitudes in the Interpersonal Relationships
%A Chi-Fai Lo
%A Eva Chor-Bing Ng
%J Psychology
%P 424-433
%@ 2152-7199
%D 2019
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/psych.2019.104029
%X The present study investigated the relation between Machiavellianism and intimacy attitudes in the interpersonal relationships. Male (N = 46) and female (N = 56) participants aged 18 to 51 years (M = 31.56, SD = 8.00) were recruited to complete a questionnaire containing Mach IV Scale (<a href=\"#R08\" target=\"_blank\">Christie &amp; Geis, 1970</a>) and Intimacy Attitude Scale-Revised (<a href=\"#R02\" target=\"_blank\">Amidon, Kumar, &amp; Treadwell, 1983</a>). The regression analysis has revealed that Machiavellianism is a reliable predictor of the intimacy attitude of an individual, and the hypothesis that Machiavellianism is negatively correlated with positive intimacy and positively correlated with negative intimacy has been confirmed.
%K Machiavellianism
%K Interpersonal Relationships
%K Mach IV Scale
%K Intimacy Attitude Scale-Revised (IAS-R)
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=90933