TY - JOUR
T1 - A hierarchy of items within Eysenck's EPI
AU - Watson, Roger
AU - Roberts, Beverly
AU - Gow, Alan
AU - Deary, Ian
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - Based on the recent finding of a hierarchical scale for Neuroticism in the NEO-Five Factor Inventory, a further personality inventory: the Eysenck Personality Inventory was analysed using the Mokken Scaling Procedure for hierarchical scales. Items from two dimensions of the Eysenck Personality Inventory - Neuroticism and Extraversion - produced reliable hierarchical scales of 12 and five items, respectively, for all subjects but only a scale for Neuroticism for males and females separately. The Neuroticism items ran from items expressing mild to more extreme worry and a single hierarchical scale for Neuroticism, usable with males and females, is suggested. The utility of hierarchical scales in personality measurement is discussed in terms of furthering the theoretical understanding of personality traits and also their practical applications.
AB - Based on the recent finding of a hierarchical scale for Neuroticism in the NEO-Five Factor Inventory, a further personality inventory: the Eysenck Personality Inventory was analysed using the Mokken Scaling Procedure for hierarchical scales. Items from two dimensions of the Eysenck Personality Inventory - Neuroticism and Extraversion - produced reliable hierarchical scales of 12 and five items, respectively, for all subjects but only a scale for Neuroticism for males and females separately. The Neuroticism items ran from items expressing mild to more extreme worry and a single hierarchical scale for Neuroticism, usable with males and females, is suggested. The utility of hierarchical scales in personality measurement is discussed in terms of furthering the theoretical understanding of personality traits and also their practical applications.
UR - http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/556006
U2 - 10.1016/j.paid.2008.04.022
DO - 10.1016/j.paid.2008.04.022
M3 - Article
SN - 0191-8869
VL - 45
SP - 333
EP - 335
JO - Personality and Individual Differences
JF - Personality and Individual Differences
IS - 4
ER -