Only three factors of personality description are fully replicable across languages

A comparison of 14 trait taxonomies

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ID6206535
AutoresBoele De Raad (0000-0002-5113-1313, University of Groningen), Dick P H Barelds (0000-0003-4332-3187), Eveline Levert (University of Groningen), Fritz Ostendorf (0000-0001-9072-443X, Bielefeld University), Boris Mlačić (Institute of Social Sciences), Lisa Di Blas (0000-0002-1374-2535, University of Trieste), Martina Hřebíčková (Czech Academy of Sciences), Zsófia Szirmák (Freie Universität Berlin), Piotr Szarota (0000-0002-7946-8209, Institute of Psychology), Marco Perugini (0000-0002-4864-6623, University of Milan), A Timothy Church (0009-0002-3463-4338, Washington State University), Marcia S Katigbak (Washington State University)
Ano2010
Volume98
Fascículo1
Páginas160-173
Data de publicação2010-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315
EditoraAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037/a0017184
PMID20053040
OpenAlexW2124758236
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas68
Referências citadas18

We tested the hypothesis that only 3 factors of personality description are replicable across many different languages if they are independently derived by a psycholexical approach. Our test was based on 14 trait taxonomies from 12 different languages. Factors were compared at each level of factor extraction with solutions with 1 to 6 factors. The 294 factors in the comparisons were identified using sets of markers of the 6-factor model by correlating the marker scales with the factors. The factor structures were pairwise compared in each case on the basis of the common variables that define the 2 sets of factors. Congruence coefficients were calculated between the varimax rotated structures after Procrustes rotation, where each structure in turn served as a target to which all other structures were rotated. On the basis of average congruence coefficients of all 91 comparisons, we conclude that factor solutions with 3 factors on average are replicable across languages; solutions with more factors are not

Basis (linear algebra) · Big Five personality traits · Cognitive psychology · Congruence (geometry) · Developmental psychology · Econometrics · Geometry · Pairwise comparison · Personality · Psychometrics · Statistics · Trait · Varimax rotation · Cognitive Abilities and Testing · Computer Science · Mathematics · Mental Health Research Topics · Personality Traits and Psychology · Psychology · Social Psychology