Can personality test item response latencies have construct validity? Issues of reliability and convergent and discriminant validity

The issue of the construct validity of personality test item response latencies was addressed using a sample of 92 university undergraduates responding to 800 items measuring five personality dimensions. Response latencies were statistically adjusted to remove extraneous sources of variance and were...

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Published inPersonality and individual differences Vol. 15; no. 3; pp. 243 - 248
Main Authors Holden, Ronald R., Fekken, G.Cynthia
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 01.09.1993
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Construct validity
Item response latencies
Personality tests
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Summary:The issue of the construct validity of personality test item response latencies was addressed using a sample of 92 university undergraduates responding to 800 items measuring five personality dimensions. Response latencies were statistically adjusted to remove extraneous sources of variance and were aggregated within a dimension of personality. Analyses on these resulting mean latencies indicated appropriate levels of internal consistency reliability, convergent validity with self- and peer-generated reports on corresponding personality dimensions, and discriminant validity with self- and peer-generated scores on noncorresponding dimensions of personaluty. Results were interpreted as indicating that personality test item response latencies can possess construct validity. Implications and suggestions for further research are discussed.
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ISSN:0191-8869
1873-3549
DOI:10.1016/0191-8869(93)90213-M