Title
Construction strategies for multiscale personality inventories
Abstract
In a replication of the well-known Goldberg
(1972) study, sets of inventory scales were constructed
from a common item pool, using variants
of what are here called the Inductive, Deductive,
and External strategies, respectively. Two additional
scales were also written. Peer ratings for 21
traits, employing two different scale formats, served
as criteria. Subjects were 138 students of both
sexes. In spite of a number of procedural differences,
most notably a concentration on
"trait-relevant"
criteria and the use of zero-order correlations
as indices of validity, Goldberg’s main finding
stood unchallenged: Very little variation in validity
was attributable to construction strategies. It is
pointed out, however, that the Deductive strategy
accomplishes its feats with much less effort and
considerably shorter scales. Further work with this
methodology is urged, as is increased attention
to the measurement of criterion variables.
Identifiers
other: doi:10.1177/014662167800200110
Previously Published Citation
Burisch, Matthias. (1978). Construction strategies for multiscale personality inventories. Applied Psychological Measurement, 2, 97-111. doi:10.1177/014662167800200110
Suggested Citation
Burisch, Matthias.
(1978).
Construction strategies for multiscale personality inventories.
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