Testing the Factor Structure and Measurement Invariance Across Gender of the Big Five Inventory Through Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling

Chiorri, Carlo; Marsh, Herbert W.; Ubbiali, Alessandro; Donati, Deborah

doi:10.1080/00223891.2015.1035381

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“…Although the ICU was originally designed to have 4 subscales, CFA models were necessary, because exploratory factor analytic research has found evidence for a 3-factor structure of CU traits in adolescence, and the best-fitting factor structures have varied across studies (Kimonis et al, 2008; Essau, Sasagawa & Frick, 2006). Because the factor structure of the Big Five (including using unit-weighted sum scores) has been well validated (Chiorri, Marsh, Ubbiali & Donati, 2015; John, Naumann, & Soto, 2008; Marsh et al, 2010; Marsh, Nagengast, & Morin, 2013), we did not investigate its factor structure here.…”

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A behavioral genetic analysis of callous-unemotional traits and Big Five personality in adolescence.

Mann¹,

Briley²,

Tucker‐Drob³

et al. 2015

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

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Callous-unemotional (CU) traits, such as lacking empathy and emotional insensitivity, predict the onset, severity and persistence of antisocial behavior. CU traits are heritable, and genetic influences on CU traits contribute to antisocial behavior. This study examines genetic overlap between CU traits and general domains of personality. We measured CU traits using the Inventory of Callous and Unemotional Traits (ICU) and Big Five personality using the Big Five Inventory (BFI) in a sample of adolescent twins from the Texas Twin Project. Genetic influences on the Big Five personality dimensions could account for the entirety of genetic influences on CU traits. Item Response Theory results indicate that the ICU is better at detecting clinically relevant personality variation at lower extremes of personality trait continua, particularly low agreeableness and low conscientiousness. The proximate biological mechanisms that mediate genetic liabilities for CU traits remain an open question. The results of the current study suggest that understanding the development of normal personality may inform an understanding of the genetic underpinnings of callous and unemotional behavior.

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A behavioral genetic analysis of callous-unemotional traits and Big Five personality in adolescence.

Mann¹,

Briley²,

Tucker‐Drob³

et al. 2015

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

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“…To test the associations between the variables, structural equation modeling (SEM) analyses with latent variables were conducted with robust maximum likelihood estimation to examine the relationship pattern between Big Five factors, Tinder motivations, and problematic Tinder use. Following previous applications ( Chiorri, Marsh, Ubbiali, & Donati, 2016 ; Marsh et al., 2010 ), the Big Five factors were estimated in the exploratory SEM framework (for more details, see Morin, Marsh, & Nagengast, 2013 or Tóth-Király, Bőthe, Rigó, & Orosz, 2017 ). The same fit indices and guidelines were applied as in Study 1.…”

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The personality, motivational, and need-based background of problematic Tinder use

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Background and aimsTinder is a geo-located online dating application, which is present in almost 200 countries and has 10 million daily users. The aim of the present research was to investigate the motivational, personality, and basic psychological need-related background of problematic Tinder use.MethodsAfter qualitative pretest and item construction, in Study 1 (N = 414), confirmatory factor analysis was conducted to corroborate the different motivational factors behind Tinder use. In Study 2 (N = 346), the associations between Big Five traits, Tinder motivations, and problematic Tinder use were examined with structural equation modeling (SEM). In Study 3 (N = 298), the potential role of general self-esteem, relatedness need satisfaction, and frustration in relation to Tinder-use motivations and problematic Tinder use was examined with SEM.ResultsIn Study 1, a 16-item first-order factor structure was identified with four motivational factors, such as sex, love, self-esteem enhancement, and boredom. In Study 2, problematic Tinder use was mainly related to using Tinder for self-esteem enhancement. The Big Five personality factors were only weakly related to the four motivations and to problematic Tinder use. Counterintuitively, Study 3 showed that instead of global self-esteem, relatedness need frustration was the strongest predictor of self-esteem enhancement Tinder-use motivation which, in turn, was the strongest predictor of problematic Tinder use.DiscussionFour motivational factors were identified as predictors of problematic use with need frustration being a relevant background variable instead of general personality traits.

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“…(Note that contrary to coding instructions for the SCS, Neff, , Pfattheicher et al did not reverse code the negative items, leading to a positive correlation between RUS and neuroticism.) However, many have argued that ESEM is a better way to model the facets of the Five Factor Personality Inventory regardless of the instruments at hand including 15 items (Marsh, Nagengast, & Morin, ), 44 items (Chiorri, Marsh, Ubbiali, & Donati, ), 60 items (Marsh et al, ), 240 items (Furnham, Guenole, Levine, & Chamorro‐Premuzic, ), or even a smaller proportion of the factors (Marsh, Lüdtke, Nagengast, Morin, & Von Davier, ). Therefore, we opted to explore the factor structure of the NEO PI‐R with ESEM as well.…”

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Self–Compassion is Best Measured as a Global Construct and is Overlapping with but Distinct from Neuroticism: A Response to Pfattheicher, Geiger, Hartung, Weiss, and Schindler (2017)

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Pfattheicher and colleagues recently published an article entitled ‘Old Wine in New Bottles? The Case of Self‐compassion and Neuroticism’ that argues the negative items of the Self‐compassion Scale (SCS), which represent reduced uncompassionate self‐responding, are redundant with neuroticism (especially its depression and anxiety facets) and do not evidence incremental validity in predicting life satisfaction. Using potentially problematic methods to examine the factor structure of the SCS (higher‐order confirmatory factor analysis), they suggest a total self‐compassion score should not be used and negative items should be dropped. In Study 1, we present a reanalysis of their data using what we argue are more theoretically appropriate methods (bifactor exploratory structural equation modelling) that support use of a global self‐compassion factor (explaining 94% of item variance) over separate factors representing compassionate and reduced uncompassionate self‐responding. While self‐compassion evidenced a large correlation with neuroticism and depression and a small correlation with anxiety, it explained meaningful incremental validity in life satisfaction compared with neuroticism, depression, and anxiety. Findings were replicated in Study 2, which examined emotion regulation. Study 3 established the incremental validity of negative items with multiple well‐being outcomes. We conclude that although self‐compassion overlaps with neuroticism, the two constructs are distinct. © 2018 European Association of Personality Psychology

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Testing the Factor Structure and Measurement Invariance Across Gender of the Big Five Inventory Through Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling

Cited by 52 publications

References 52 publications

A behavioral genetic analysis of callous-unemotional traits and Big Five personality in adolescence.

A behavioral genetic analysis of callous-unemotional traits and Big Five personality in adolescence.

The personality, motivational, and need-based background of problematic Tinder use

Self–Compassion is Best Measured as a Global Construct and is Overlapping with but Distinct from Neuroticism: A Response to Pfattheicher, Geiger, Hartung, Weiss, and Schindler (2017)

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