Socially Desirable Responding and the Factorial Stability of the NEO PI-R

The goal of the present investigation is to compare the factor structure of the revised NEO Personality Inventory (NEO PI-R; P. T. Costa & R. R. McCrae, 1992 ) in samples of respondents differentially motivated to respond in a socially desirable manner. In the French sample, the authors compared...

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Published in:Psychological assessment 2005-09, Vol.17 (3), p.379-384
Main Authors: Marshall, Margarita B, De Fruyt, Filip, Rolland, Jean-Pierre, Bagby, R. Michael
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Belgium
Biological and medical sciences
Career Counseling
Comparative Analysis
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Factor Structure
Factorial Validity
Female
France
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Human
Humans
Impression Management
Job Applicants
Male
Measures (Individuals)
NEO Personality Inventory
Occupational psychology
Personality
Personality Inventory - statistics & numerical data
Personality Measures
Personality Traits
Psychological tests
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Psychometrics
Reproducibility of Results
Response Bias
Responses
Sampling
Social Desirability
Statistical Validity
Validity
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Summary:The goal of the present investigation is to compare the factor structure of the revised NEO Personality Inventory (NEO PI-R; P. T. Costa & R. R. McCrae, 1992 ) in samples of respondents differentially motivated to respond in a socially desirable manner. In the French sample, the authors compared the NEO PI-R structure of job applicants ( N = 12,631) subgrouped by relative degree of socially desirable responding with that of a normative sample ( N = 801). In the Belgian sample, the authors compared the NEO PI-R structure in naturally occurring groups, including job applicants ( N = 3,028), individuals receiving career counseling ( N = 221), and a normative sample ( N = 549). Results indicate that the NEO PI-R factor structure remained stable across all samples.
ISSN:1040-3590
1939-134X
DOI:10.1037/1040-3590.17.3.379