TY - JOUR
T1 - Higher-order factors of the big five in a multi-informant sample
AU - Deyoung, Colin G.
PY - 2006/12
Y1 - 2006/12
N2 - In a large community sample (N=490), the Big Five were not orthogonal when modeled as latent variables representing the shared variance of reports from 4 different informants. Additionally, the standard higher-order factor structure was present in latent space: Neuroticism (reversed), Agreeableness, and Conscientiousness formed one factor, labeled Stability, and Extraversion and Openness/Intellect formed a second factor, labeled Plasticity. Comparison of two instruments, the Big Five Inventory and the Mini-Markers, supported the hypotheses that single-adjective rating instruments are likely to yield lower interrater agreement than phrase rating instruments and that lower interrater agreement is associated with weaker correlations among the Big Five and a less coherent higher-order factor structure. In conclusion, an interpretation of the higher-order factors is discussed, including possible neurobiological substrates. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved).
AB - In a large community sample (N=490), the Big Five were not orthogonal when modeled as latent variables representing the shared variance of reports from 4 different informants. Additionally, the standard higher-order factor structure was present in latent space: Neuroticism (reversed), Agreeableness, and Conscientiousness formed one factor, labeled Stability, and Extraversion and Openness/Intellect formed a second factor, labeled Plasticity. Comparison of two instruments, the Big Five Inventory and the Mini-Markers, supported the hypotheses that single-adjective rating instruments are likely to yield lower interrater agreement than phrase rating instruments and that lower interrater agreement is associated with weaker correlations among the Big Five and a less coherent higher-order factor structure. In conclusion, an interpretation of the higher-order factors is discussed, including possible neurobiological substrates. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved).
KW - Big Five
KW - Higher-order factors
KW - Metatraits
KW - Phrase rating instruments
KW - Plasticity
KW - Single-adjective rating instruments
KW - Stability
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U2 - 10.1037/0022-3514.91.6.1138
DO - 10.1037/0022-3514.91.6.1138
M3 - Article
C2 - 17144770
AN - SCOPUS:33845234816
SN - 0022-3514
VL - 91
SP - 1138
EP - 1151
JO - Journal of personality and social psychology
JF - Journal of personality and social psychology
IS - 6
ER -