Assessing the Evaluative Content of Personality Questionnaires Using Bifactor Models

Exploratory bifactor models with keying factors were applied to item response data for the NEO-FFI-3 and HEXACO-PI-R questionnaires. Loadings on a general factor and positive and negative keying factors correlated with independent estimates of item valence, suggesting that item valence influences re...

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Published inJournal of personality assessment Vol. 100; no. 4; pp. 375 - 388
Main Authors Biderman, Michael D., McAbee, Samuel T., Job Chen, Zhuo, Hendy, Nhung T.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Routledge 04.07.2018
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
Subjects
Emotions
General factor
Negative emotions
Personality
Personality tests
Positive emotions
Questionnaires
Self esteem
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Summary:Exploratory bifactor models with keying factors were applied to item response data for the NEO-FFI-3 and HEXACO-PI-R questionnaires. Loadings on a general factor and positive and negative keying factors correlated with independent estimates of item valence, suggesting that item valence influences responses to these questionnaires. Correlations between personality domain scores and measures of self-esteem, depression, and positive and negative affect were all reduced significantly when the influence of evaluative content represented by the general and keying factors was removed. Findings support the need to model personality inventories in ways that capture reactions to evaluative item content.
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ISSN:0022-3891
1532-7752
DOI:10.1080/00223891.2017.1406362