Zuckerman‐Kuhlman‐Aluja Personality Questionnaire (ZKA‐PQ) and Cloninger’s Temperament and Character Inventory Revised (TCI‐R): A comparative study

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Esta es la versión de autor del artículo publicado en: This is an author produced version of a paper published in: El acceso a la versión del editor puede requerir la suscripción del recurso Access to the published version may require subscription Zuckerman-Kuhlman-Aluja Personality Inventory (ZKA-PQ) and Cloninger's Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI-R): A comparative study2 Abstract: The aim of this study was to analyze the psychometric properties (normal distribution values, reliabilities and factor structure) of Zuckerman-Kuhlman-Aluja Personality Questionnaire (ZKA-PQ) and the Temperament and Character Inventory revised (TCI-R), the similarities and differences between both facet-factor questionnaires. The total sample consisted of 482 subjects (53.1 % men and 46.9 % women) from diverse age. Results showed somewhat better psychometric properties, like reliability and facet-factor structure, for the ZKA-PQ than the TCI-R. The expected five factor facet structure of the ZKA-PQ was clear found. However, the seven factor structure of TCI-R was not clear and it did not show a clear distinction between

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