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Higher-order factors of the Big Five in a multi-informant sample

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ID6204650
AuthorsColin G Deyoung (0000-0001-5621-1091, Yale University, corresponding author)
Year2006
Volume91
Issue6
Pages1138-1151
Publication date2006-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037/0022-3514.91.6.1138
PMID17144770
OpenAlexW2075134121
LanguageEN
Citations received206
References cited25

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

Adjective · Agreeableness · Big Five personality traits · Conscientiousness · Developmental psychology · Extraversion and introversion · Hierarchical structure of the Big Five · Linguistics · Neuroticism · Openness to experience · Personality · Emotional Intelligence and Performance · Personality Traits and Psychology · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology

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