Original scientific paper

The Effect of Item Formats on Factor Structure and Scale Scores of Goldberg's Markers: A Contribution to Cross-Cultural Validation of the Big-Five Model

Boris MLAČIĆ ; Institute of Social Sciences Ivo Pilar, Zagreb
Zvonimir KNEZOVIĆ ; Faculty of Philosophy, Zagreb

Abstract

The paper describes the methodological and cultural issues
of etic strategy within the lexical approach in personality
psychology. Specifically, the paper describes the results of
item format effects on factor structure and scale scores of
Goldberg's bipolar Big-Five markers in Croatia. Factor and
scale analyses of Goldberg's markers confirmed the superiority of transparent format versus the opaque format in
sense of superior targeted factor structure, increased
convergent validity, increased scale reliability and increased
within-set homogeneity. Transparent format has also shown
increased discriminative validity and has proven not to elicit
self-ratings that are more favorable. All of the abovementioned
results suggest that future lexical approach
researchers in different cultures and languages use the
transparent format of Goldberg's Big-Five bipolar markers,
whether they use etic or emic strategy. The transparent
format of those markers will provide an unambiguous
relation between the imported personality dimensions and
the particular I~nguoge (culture) indigenous dimensions or it
will alleviate the comparison of dominant lexical personality
dimensions wtih the dimensions from other models.

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Hrčak ID:

31550

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/31550

Publication date:

31.10.2000.

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