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Measurement equivalence of extraversion and conscientiousness items and scale across four countries

Liu, Liwen

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Title
Measurement equivalence of extraversion and conscientiousness items and scale across four countries
Author(s)
Liu, Liwen
Issue Date
2011-08-26T15:22:58Z
Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)
Drasgow, Fritz
Department of Study
Psychology
Discipline
Psychology
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
M.A.
Degree Level
Thesis
Date of Ingest
2011-08-26T15:22:58Z
Keyword(s)
  • measurement equivalence
  • personality
  • cross-cultural
Abstract
Using IRT and MACS approaches, we examined measurement equivalence of the Extraversion and Conscientious Scales of the Big Five Inventory (BFI) between the US and China, Australia and Spain. The results showed 1-4 items of each scale to have measurement nonequivalence in each pair of comparison, although the effect sizes were not large. The mean differences in Extraversion and Conscientious between the US and the three other countries were consistent with previous findings based on cultural similarity. The study showed the feasibility of administering a personality inventory in English to non-native speakers with English proficiency as an alternative to translation.
Graduation Semester
2011-08
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Copyright 2011 Liwen Liu

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