182 Italian children (86 boys and 96 girls) responded to the Italian version of Nachamie's Kiddie Mach Test and to the Children's Anxiety Scale. Significant positive but small correlations between the two variables were obtained for both sexes. These results indicate that moderate anxiety may be associated with high Machiavellianism. Further implications of the findings were discussed.
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