Validation Study of a Short Five Factor Personality Scale for Children

Two studies were conducted to construct and to validate a short five factor personality scale for children, which can be used by children as well as adult raters. Study 1 selected 18 items to measure the five personality factors from Big-Five Scale for the California Child Q-Set(John et al., 1994) based on exploratory factor analyses on the data from 6th grade elementary school students(N=447) and their parents. Study 2 collected data from another independent sample that is consisted of 5 & 6th grade elementary school students(N=334), their parents, and their teachers. Confirmatory factor analyses on the data showed acceptable model fits and generally adequate factor loadings. The correlation coefficients between the five personality factors and related variables provided additional construct validity evidence. Taken together, the results support the validity of this short five factor personality scale for children. The implications of the findings and limitations as well as future research directions were discussed.

keywords: 성격 5요인, 아동, 타당화, 성격 검사, 요인분석, 학업성취, 사회적 유능성, 자기존중감, 내재화 문제, 외재화 문제, Five factor model of personality, children, validation, personality test, factor analysis, academic achievement, social competence, self-esteem, internalizing and externalizing disorder

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Validation Study of a Short Five Factor Personality Scale for Children

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