Simple measures and complex structures: Is it worth employing a more complex model of personality in Big Five inventories?
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Pfister, Hans-Rüdiger
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18.05.2013
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01A - Journal article
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Journal of Research in Personality
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47
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5
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599-608
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Elsevier
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Abstract
The poor performance of five-factor personality inventories in confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs)
prompted some to question their construct validity. Others doubted the CFA’s suitability and suggested
applying Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling (ESEM). The question arises as to what impact the
application of either method has on the construct validity of personality inventories. We addressed this
question by applying ESEM and CFA to construct better-fitting, though more complex models based on
data from two questionnaires (NEO PI-R and 16PF). Generally, scores derived from either method did
not differ substantially. When applying ESEM, convergent validity declined but discriminant validity
improved. When applying CFA, convergent and discriminant validity decreased. We conclude that using
current personality questionnaires that utilize a simple structure is appropriate.
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1095-7251
0092-6566
0092-6566
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English
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Published
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Herrmann, A., & Pfister, H.-R. (2013). Simple measures and complex structures: Is it worth employing a more complex model of personality in Big Five inventories? Journal of Research in Personality, 47(5), 599–608. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2013.05.004