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Higher-order factors in a five-factor personality inventory and its relation to social desirability

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Summary, in English

This paper compared two higher-order factor models using a 100-item, five-factor personality inventory originating from the IPIP database. The sample consisted of 2,019 subjects tested on the Internet. The two models were compared using confirmatory factor analysis. The two-factor model showed a similar fit to the data. The criteria for parsimony favored a hierarchical model with one higher-order factor at the top and five personality factors beneath. The single higher-order factor was found to be related to social desirability in a subsample of 196 subjects.

Publishing year

2007

Language

English

Pages

63-70

Publication/Series

European Journal of Psychological Assessment

Volume

23

Issue

2

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Hogrefe & Huber Publishers

Topic

  • Psychology

Keywords

  • social desirability
  • personality test
  • factor analysis
  • factors
  • higher-order

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 2151-2426