The Factor Structure of Greek Personality Adjectives.

Saucier, Gerard; Georgiades, Stelios; Tsaousis, Ioannis; Goldberg, Lewis R.

doi:10.1037/0022-3514.88.5.856

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“…In order to reduce negative affect in the face of changing environments, they proceed to a positive construction of the past, with pleasurable thoughts about their past, happy memories of good old times, clear recollections of their good past times, nostalgic memories about their childhood, and a preference for family rituals and traditions (i.e., PP attributes). Cultural, geographical, religious, or historical factors may have contributed to the taxonomy of the Greek personality attributes, similar to those found in other Mediterranean-region countries (Saucier et al 2005).…”

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Exploring Time Perspective in Greek Young Adults: Validation of the Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory and Relationships with Mental Health Indicators

2011

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In this article we examine the factorial structure of the Greek version of the Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory (ZTPI; Zimbardo and Boyd in J Personal Soc Psychol 77:1271-1288, in a sample of 337 university students, using principal axis factoring (PAF) with oblique rotation, and its dimensionality using parallel analysis. Moreover, we evaluate the internal consistency reliability, the convergent validity (through associations with mental health indicators such as dispositional optimism, self-esteem, trait anxiety, depression, and proactive coping), as well as discriminant, and differential validity of this instrument. The results indicated that the ZTPI had a 5-factor structure (past negative, past positive, present fatalistic, present hedonistic, future). Correlational analyses indicated that an aversive view of the past, and a fatalistic attitude toward life were positively and significantly associated with trait anxiety and depression, while they were negatively correlated with self-esteem, proactive coping, and dispositional optimism. Future time perspective was positively associated with proactive coping, whereas a positive attitude toward the past was negatively associated with depression and trait anxiety. Psychometric properties of the five ZTPI scales were satisfactory (Cronbach's alphas ranging from .710 to .845), thus facilitating the robust investigation of time perspective in Greek speaking populations. However confirmatory factor analyses revealed that the ''positive attitude toward the past'' dimension might not be a good indicator of time perspective. We discuss the theoretical implications of these findings for future studies of time perspective.

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Exploring Time Perspective in Greek Young Adults: Validation of the Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory and Relationships with Mental Health Indicators

2011

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“…Based on a wider selection of variables, the ML7 has been examined in fewer studies, making comparison more difficult. In studies of English language-type nouns (Saucier, 2003b), the ML7 replicated about as well as the Big Five, and in studies of Greek (Saucier, Georgiades, Tsaousis, & Goldberg, 2005), about as well as either the Big Five or the CL6. However, in neither of these studies did any previous structures of five to seven factors replicate impressively.…”

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The Factor Structure of Chinese Personality Terms

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Saucier²,

Gao³

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From the Contemporary Chinese Dictionary, 3,159 personality descriptors were selected and then ranked by the frequency of use. Among those, the top 413 terms with the highest frequency were administered to two independent large samples in China for self-ratings and peer ratings to explore the emic Chinese personality structure as well as to test the universality of other models. One- and two-factor structures found in previous studies of other languages were well replicated. Previous structures with more than two factors were not well replicated, but six- and seven-factor models were at least as well supported as the Big Five. Emic analysis indicated that a seven-factor structure was the most informative structure relatively salient across subsamples of self-ratings and peer ratings, across original and ipsatized data, and across differences in variable selections. These factors can be called Extraversion, Conscientiousness/Diligence, Unselfishness, Negative Valence, Emotional Volatility, Intellect/Positive Valence, and Dependency/Fragility.

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“…Por exemplo, a partir do dicionário hebraico considerou-se adequada uma solução de sete fatores como representativos da personalidade (Almagor, Tellegen, & Waller, 1995); em holandês foram considerados oito fatores (De Raad & Barelds, 2008); em grego, seis fatores (Saucier, Georgiades, Tsaousis, & Goldberg, 2005). No Brasil, Pinho e Guzzo (2003) realizaram um levantamento em dicionário de português do Brasil e classificaram 938 adjetivos como descritores da personalidade, mas não se tem notícias que esses adjetivos tenham sido postos à prova empírica.…”

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Escala Reduzida de Descritores dos Cinco Grandes Fatores de Personalidade: Prós e Contras

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Hutz

2015

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A matéria publicada neste periódico é licenciada sob forma de uma Licença Creative Commons -Atribuição 4. ABSTRACT Short Form Scale of Descriptors of the Five Personality Factors: Pros and ConsThe aims of this research were to seek evidence of validity and precision of a short scale to assess personality characteristics from the perspective of the Big Five factors. Two sequential studies were conducted. In the first, a 20-item scale was created, and structural adequacy was found. In Study 2, the relations between the short scale and a standardized test to assess personality in the big-five model were tested. Moderate correlations among the short scale factors and their counterparts in the standardized test were noted. Finally, two predictive models for life satisfaction were tested, one with personality factors from the short scale and another with factors from the standardized test. Both models showed the same factors as explanatory. Nevertheless, the short instrument explained only half of the variance explained by the standardized test. We discussed that, even if short scales have suitable psychometric properties, they may increase the odds of inferential errors.Keywords: Personality measures; Personality traits; Test construction; Test validity. RESUMEN Escala Reducida de Descriptores de los Cinco Grandes Factores de Personalidad: Pros y ContrasLos objetivos de esta investigación fueron buscar evidencias de validad y precisión de una escala reducida para evaluar características de personalidad desde la perspectiva de los cinco grandes factores. Se realizaron dos estudios secuencialmente. En primero, se elaboró una escala de 20 ítems y se comprobó su adecuación estructural. En el Estudio 2, se verificaron las relaciones entre el instrumento elaborado y un test estandarizado de la personalidad en el modelo de los cinco grandes factores. Se observaron correlaciones moderadas entre los factores de la medida reducida y sus correspondientes en el test estandarizado. Finalmente, se analizaron dos modelos predictivos para la satisfacción de la vida; uno con los factores de la escala reducida y otro con el test estandarizado. Los dos modelos mostraron los mismos factores como explicativos, sin embargo, la medida reducida explicó sólo la mitad de la varianza explicada por el test estandarizado. Se discute que aunque medidas reducidas muestren propiedades psicométricas adecuadas, pueden aumentar las probabilidades de errores inferenciales.Palabras clave: Medidas de la personalidad; Rasgos de personalidad; Construcción de test; Validación de test.: http://dx

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The Factor Structure of Greek Personality Adjectives.

Cited by 132 publications

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Exploring Time Perspective in Greek Young Adults: Validation of the Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory and Relationships with Mental Health Indicators

Exploring Time Perspective in Greek Young Adults: Validation of the Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory and Relationships with Mental Health Indicators

The Factor Structure of Chinese Personality Terms

Escala Reduzida de Descritores dos Cinco Grandes Fatores de Personalidade: Prós e Contras

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