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Criterion‐related validity of a Big Five general factor of personality from the TIPI to the IPIP
Author(s) -
Burns Gary N.,
Morris Megan B.,
Periard David A.,
LaHuis David,
Flannery Nicholas M.,
Carretta Thomas R.,
Roebke Mark
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international journal of selection and assessment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.812
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1468-2389
pISSN - 0965-075X
DOI - 10.1111/ijsa.12174
Subject(s) - psychology , personality , reliability (semiconductor) , criterion validity , big five personality traits , validity , social psychology , statistics , construct validity , psychometrics , clinical psychology , mathematics , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics
The criterion validity of a general factor of personality (GFP) extracted from personality scales of various lengths was explored in relation to organizational behavior and subjective well‐being with 288 employed students. Results indicated that GFPs extracted from as few as 10 items were significantly related to organizational outcomes. The relationship between GFP scores and outcomes generally increased with the length of the underlying scales, but these differences were reduced when correcting for reliability. Additionally, in over 60% of the analyses the GFPs exhibited higher correlations with specific outcomes compared to specific Big Five scores; this was true of 100% of the analyses using a broad, composite criterion. These results highlight the potential utility of the GFP as a screening tool when extracted from Big Five inventories from 10 to 100 items.