Machiavellianism in relation with power motive among adolescents

Pages: 156-158
Nalini Malhotra and Shelly Khurana (Department of Psychology, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab )

Machiavellianism has been a topic of wide research. The present paper seeks to investigate the Machiavellianism in relation with Power motive among Adolescents.It is expected that Machiavellianism and Power motive would be positively correlated. The present sample comprised 240 adolescents(120 females and 120 males) in the age range of 13 to 18 years. The tools used were a scale of Machiavellianism (Mach IV Scale) and Power Motive Inventory (PMI). The correlation and t-test were used to assess the data . The results revealed significant and positive correlation between Machiavellianism and Power Motive. The results for Gender difference in variables in the present investigation revealed insignificant difference between males and females with respect to Machiavellianism. However, t- ratio revealed significant difference between males and females with regard to Power Motive.