Open AccessA NEO‐PI‐R short form for older adults
Author(s) -
Mooi Bianca,
Comijs Hannie C.,
De Fruyt Filip,
De Ritter Dineke,
Hoekstra Hans A.,
Beekman Aartjan T. F.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
international journal of methods in psychiatric research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.275
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1557-0657
pISSN - 1049-8931
DOI - 10.1002/mpr.342
Subject(s) - facet (psychology) , psychology , personality , big five personality traits , psychometrics , personality assessment inventory , short forms , pi , altruism (biology) , alpha (finance) , clinical psychology , gerontology , social psychology , construct validity , mathematics , medicine , geometry
This article reports on the construction and examination of a 120 item version (NEO‐PI‐R‐SF) of the Dutch/Belgian NEO‐Personality Inventory‐Revised (NEO‐PI‐R). The item selection was based on criteria of appropriateness for older adults and psychometric contribution. The factor structure of the NEO‐PI‐R‐SF proved highly equivalent to the parent instrument, indicating concordant validity. Coefficients alpha were generally lower due to the reduction of items. When assessed in a new sample of older adults ( N = 794), the factor structure of the NEO‐PI‐R‐SF proved replicable, except for the facet scales A1: Trust and A3: Altruism. Coefficients alpha for the domain scales were satisfactory, while the coefficients alpha for the facet scales were marginal to satisfactory and below those found in two adult samples ( N = 1305 and N = 682). It was concluded that the NEO‐PI‐R‐SF may be a time‐saving alternative for research when a fine‐grained description of personality among older adults is required. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.