The 16PF Related to the Five-Factor Model of Personality: Multiple-Indicator Measurement versus the A Priori Scales

Gerbing, David W.; Tuley, Michael R.

doi:10.1207/s15327906mbr2602_5

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“…However, there is no provision for splitting the primary factors into narrower and more specific sub-factors. There is provision for a suppressor action effect because of a random pattern of positive and negative loadings onto the remaining personality dimensions (Cattell et al, 1970;Gerbing & Tuley, 1991).…”

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“…The 15FQ+ assumes that the suppressor action (Cattell et al, 1970;Gerbing & Tuley, 1991) operates on the level of dimension scores. The assumption in this study is that the suppressor action also operates on the item parcel level.…”

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“…Each item should primarily reflect a specific personality dimension. However, the items also reflect, positively and negatively, the remaining personality dimensions, albeit to a lesser degree (Gerbing & Tuley, 1991).…”

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“…reflects, to a lesser degree, all of the remaining personality dimensions that comprise the personality domain with a pattern of small positive and negative loadings (Gerbing & Tuley, 1991).…”

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“…Although the behavioural indicators in a specific subscale would primarily reflect the personality dimension that subscale measures, all the remaining personality factors would also influence the behavioural indicators positively and negatively, albeit to a lesser degree. When computing a subscale total score, the positive and negative loading patterns on the remaining factors cancel each other out in what Cattell called a 'suppressor action' (Cattell et al, 1970;Gerbing & Tuley, 1991). Because the personality dimensions the 15FQ+ measures are broader constructs, one would expect individual item indicators of each first-order personality dimension to load relatively lower onto a single factor.…”

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A preliminary factor analytic investigation into the firstorder factor structure of the Fifteen Factor Plus (15FQ+) on a sample of Black South African managers

Moyo

Theron

2011

SA j ind psychol

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Orientation: The Fifteen Factor Questionnaire Plus (15FQ+) is a prominent personality questionnaire that organisations frequently use in personnel selection in South Africa.Research purpose: The primary objective of this study was to undertake a factor analytic investigation of the first-order factor structure of the 15FQ+.Motivation for the study: The construct validity of the 15FQ+, as a measure of personality, is necessary even though it is insufficient to justify its use in personnel selection.Research design, approach and method: The researchers evaluated the fit of the measurement model, which the structure and scoring key of the 15FQ+ implies, in a quantitative study that used an ex post facto correlation design through structural equation modelling. They conducted a secondary data analysis. They selected a sample of 241 Black South African managers from a large 15FQ+ database.Main findings: The researchers found good measurement model fit. The measurement model parameter estimates were worrying. The magnitude of the estimated model parameters suggests that the items generally do not reflect the latent personality dimensions the designers intended them to with a great degree of precision. The items are reasonably noisy measures of the latent variables they represent.Practical/managerial implications: Organisations should use the 15FQ+ carefully on Black South African managers until further local research evidence becomes available.Contribution/value-add: The study is a catalyst to trigger the necessary additional research we need to establish convincingly the psychometric credentials of the 15FQ+ as a valuable assessment tool in South Africa.

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confidence: 99%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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confidence: 95%

Section: Research Objectivesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Research Objectivesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A preliminary factor analytic investigation into the firstorder factor structure of the Fifteen Factor Plus (15FQ+) on a sample of Black South African managers

Moyo

Theron

2011

SA j ind psychol

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Use of Personality Variables in Work Settings

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Furnham

2003

Handbook of Psychology

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This chapter describes the history of personality theory, taxonomies, constructs, and their role in I/O psychology. Taxonomies have been critically important in enabling researchers to summarize and examine the importance of personality variables, resulting in better theories and understanding of workplace behavior and performance. More than twice the variance in supervisory ratings of overall job performance is accounted for when personality variables are included in our performance models. When customer service, interpersonal effectiveness, and integrity, for example, are important to the job, personality variables become even more useful for predicting behavior and performance, with predictive accuracy of personality variables increasing when predictors and criteria are matched in terms of complexity and theoretical relevance. The chapter also summarizes evidence regarding potential moderator variables, such as intentional distortion and item frame‐of‐reference (e.g., contextualization), and describes methods for increasing validity. Methods and issues of personality measurement are discussed according to self‐report/self‐evaluation, others' reports and descriptions, objective measures, interviews, mode of assessment, and culture and language. In addition, legal issues and their implications and evidence related to use of personality inventories in the workplace in the United States are presented.

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Higher Extraversion and Lower Conscientiousness in Humans Infected with Toxoplasma

2012

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Toxoplasmosis is associated with specific differences in the personality of infected subjects relative to non-infected subjects. These differences are usually considered to be a side effect of the manipulative activity of the parasite aimed to increase the probability of its transmission from the intermediate host to the definitive host by predation. The personality of infected subjects was studied mostly using the Cattell's questionnaire. However, this questionnaire is now considered outdated and has been mostly substituted with the Neuroticism-Extraversion-Openness Personality Inventory-Revised (NEO-PI-R) questionnaire in clinical practice. Here, we searched for the association between toxoplasmosis and the personality by screening a population of students with the NEO-PI-R questionnaire. We found that Toxoplasma-infected male and female students had significantly higher extraversion and lower conscientiousness. The conscientiousness negatively correlated with the length of infection in men, which suggested that the toxoplasmosis associated differences were more probably the result of slow cumulative changes induced by latent toxoplasmosis, rather than transient side effect of acute Toxoplasma infection. The existence of this correlation also supported (but of course not proved) the hypothesis that Toxoplasma infection influenced the personality, rather than the hypothesis that the personality influenced the probability of the infection.

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The 16PF Related to the Five-Factor Model of Personality: Multiple-Indicator Measurement versus the A Priori Scales

Cited by 28 publications

References 31 publications

A preliminary factor analytic investigation into the firstorder factor structure of the Fifteen Factor Plus (15FQ+) on a sample of Black South African managers

A preliminary factor analytic investigation into the firstorder factor structure of the Fifteen Factor Plus (15FQ+) on a sample of Black South African managers

Use of Personality Variables in Work Settings

Higher Extraversion and Lower Conscientiousness in Humans Infected with Toxoplasma

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