moderately significantp < 0.001
Convergent validity showed a weak, but significant, negative relationship of Machiavellianism with openness ( p < 0.001; 95% CI [0.091; 0.297]) and conscientiousness ( p < 0.001; 95% CI [0.077; 0.283]), and a moderately significant negative relationship with agreeableness ( p < 0.001; 95% CI [0.440; 0.596]).