A validation of the Japanese adaptation of the Big Five Inventory-2

The purpose of this study was to adapt a Japanese version of the Big Five Inventory-2 (BFI-2-J) to examine its factor structure, reliability, validity, and measurement invariance. The BFI-2-J assesses five domains and 15 facets of the Big Five personality traits. We analyzed two datasets: 487 Japane...

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Published in:Frontiers in psychology 2022-10, Vol.13, p.924351-924351
Main Authors: Yoshino, Shinya, Shimotsukasa, Tadahiro, Oshio, Atsushi, Hashimoto, Yasuhiro, Ueno, Yuki, Mieda, Takahiro, Migiwa, Ifu, Sato, Tatsuya, Kawamoto, Shizuka, Soto, Christopher J., John, Oliver P.
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Language:English
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BFI
Big Five personality
facet
non-WEIRD
personality measurement
personality structure
Psychology
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to adapt a Japanese version of the Big Five Inventory-2 (BFI-2-J) to examine its factor structure, reliability, validity, and measurement invariance. The BFI-2-J assesses five domains and 15 facets of the Big Five personality traits. We analyzed two datasets: 487 Japanese undergraduates and 500 Japanese adults. The results of the principal component analysis and confirmatory factor analysis revealed that the domain-facet structure of the BFI-2-J was similar to that of other language versions. The reliability of the BFI-2-J is sufficient. The correlation coefficients between the BFI-2-J and the other Big Five and self-esteem measures supported convergent and discriminant validity. Moreover, we confirmed measurement invariance across age and sex groups in domain-level and facet-level models. The results suggest that the BFI-2-J is a good instrument for measuring the Big Five personality traits and their facets in Japan. The BFI-2-J is expected to be useful in Japanese personality research and international comparative research.
ISSN:1664-1078
1664-1078
DOI:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.924351