Development of a Forced-Choice Personality Inventory
Author Information
Author(s): Tsaousis Ioannis, Al-Owidha Amjed
Primary Institution: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Hypothesis
This study aims to develop a forced-choice personality inventory to assess student personality characteristics based on the five-factor personality model.
Conclusion
The forced-choice version of the personality inventory is an adequate tool for measuring student personality characteristics.
Supporting Evidence
- The study involved two samples: one for item pool refinement and another for examining the factorial structure.
- 75 items were selected from an initial pool of 200 based on psychometric properties.
- The forced-choice format was shown to reduce response bias effectively.
Takeaway
This study created a new test to help understand students' personalities better by asking them to choose between different statements instead of just rating them.
Methodology
The study used two samples of students to develop and test a forced-choice personality inventory based on the five-factor model, employing Thurstonian Item Response Theory for analysis.
Potential Biases
The ipsative nature of the forced-choice items may lead to biased reliability estimates.
Limitations
The study did not collect comprehensive demographic data, which limits the understanding of how personality traits may vary across different groups.
Participant Demographics
The sample consisted of 823 university students, with 434 males (52.73%) and 389 females (47.27%), and a mean age of 19.03 years.
Statistical Information
Confidence Interval
[0.044, 0.046]
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