Factor structure and measurement invariance of a short measure of the Big Five personality traits

Olivier Laverdière; Alexandre J. S. Morin; France St-Hilaire

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2013.06.008

Factor structure and measurement invariance of a short measure of the Big Five personality traits

Olivier Laverdière
, Alexandre J. S. Morin
, France St-Hilaire

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Abstract

The main purpose of this study is to assess the factor structure and the measurement invariance of the Mini-International Personality Item Pool (Mini-IPIP; Donnellan, Oswald, Baird, & Lucas, 2006). The Mini-IPIP is a brief instrument evaluating personality traits according to the Big Five models. Two samples were collected comprising nearly 800 participants. Confirmatory factor analyzes revealed a five-factor solution consistent with the Big Five model. Measurement invariance analyses showed that the Mini-IPIP was reasonably invariant across samples, genders and age groups. Overall, results pointed to a satisfactory factorial structure and an adequate invariance of the measure.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	739-743
Number of pages	5
Journal	Personality and Individual Differences
Volume	55
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2013.06.008
Publication status	Published - 2013

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Factor structure and measurement invariance of a short measure of the Big Five personality traits

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