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  • 1.  AW: [OB-LIST] Which is the most frequently used Big 5 instrument?

    Posted 01-21-2011 03:11

    Hi folks,

     

    just as a side note: Whenever I (or my students) have used Big 5 measures in the last decade, NONE has ever survived a strict method (e.g., CFA).

     

    Since the basis of validity is accordance to a proposed measurement structure, I find it very strange that we rely on a personality model that lacks a sound foundation. It seems that tradition beats evidence.... ;)

     

    See the critisicm by

    Borsboom, D. (2006). The attack of the psychometricians. Psychometrika, 71(3), 425-440.

     

    And one additional note: Since the latent structure is so ambiguous (and probably much more diverse than expected), the alphas

    aren't of much value (that means: alphas require essential tau-equivalence that is strongly violated in this case).

     

    Best,

    Holger

     

    ___________________________________________________
    Dr. Holger Steinmetz
    University of Giessen
    Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
    Department of Human Resource Management, Small Business Enterprises,
    and Entrepreneurship
    Licher Str. 66
    35394 Giessen
    Phone: +49 641 99 22103
    Fax: +49 641 99 22109

    Holger.Steinmetz@psychol.uni-giessen.de
    http://wiwi.uni-giessen.de/home/personal
    ___________________________________________________
     

     

     

     

    Von: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv [mailto:OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] Im Auftrag von Taya Cohen
    Gesendet: Donnerstag, 20. Januar 2011 18:48
    An: OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Betreff: Re: [OB-LIST] Which is the most frequently used Big 5 instrument?

     

    Dear Stefan,
    You might consider the HEXACO Personality Inventory. In addition to the traditional Big 5 factors, the HEXACO also assesses a 6th dimension--Honesty-Humility--that predicts ethical decision-making and behavior. Kibeom Lee & Michael Ashton maintain a website where you can download the measure and relevant articles: http://hexaco.org.
    Taya

     

    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Taya R. Cohen

    Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior & Theory

    Tepper School of Business | Carnegie Mellon University

    Email: tcohen@cmu.edu

    Office Phone: (412) 268-6677

    Web: http://taya.cohen.socialpsychology.org/

    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     

     

    On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 7:44 AM, Stefan Volk <stefan.volk@uni-tuebingen.de> wrote:

    Dear all,

    in recent years we have seen a sharp increase in the number of available Big 5 instruments, from very short (5 items, e.g. Woods and Hampson, 2005) to very long (240 items). When choosing an instrument there is of course always the trade-off between brevity and depth. I was wondering which Big 5 instrument has in your view the best cost/benefit ratio, or, put it differently, which is the most frequently used Big 5 instrument out there?

    I would highly appreciate if you could share your experience: Which instrument have you used most frequently and what are the pros and cons in your view? The answer to my question depends of course on the purpose of the study, it would therefore be great if you could also briefly indicate in which research context you are using the Big 5. I will of course prepare a summary document with all answers for the list and we may also prepare a short research note for the wider community.

    I have frequently used the TIPI (Gosling et al., 2003) in combination with economic experiments. Pro: short, widely used, acceptable psychometric properties. Con: provides no facet-level scores, obviously low Cronbach's alphas and inter-item correlations (in particular for Agreeableness), which is frequently picked up by reviewers.

    Many thanks in advance,
    Stefan

    --
    Dr. Stefan Volk
    Assistant Professor

    Tübingen University Department of International Business
    Melanchthonstr. 30
    72074 Tübingen
    Germany

    Phone +49 7071 29 74050
    Fax +49 7071 29 5534

     



  • 2.  AW: [OB-LIST] Which is the most frequently used Big 5 instrument?

    Posted 01-21-2011 10:31
    Those interested in the factor structure of the FFM and its problems with CFA might be interested in the following recent article by Herb Marsh and colleagues, which argues the imposition of zero cross-loadings of items (typical CFA practice) may be inappropriately restrictive for personality scales. They propose an alternative structural equation model that does support the existence of five relatively clear factors, consistent with those found in traditional EFA:
     

    Marsh, H. W., Lüdtke, O., Muthén, B., Asparouhov, T., Morin, A. J. S., Trautwein, U., & Nagengast, B. (2010). A new look at the big five factor structure through exploratory structural equation modeling. Psychological Assessment, 22, 471-491.

     

    From: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv [OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of Holger Steinmetz [Holger.Steinmetz@WEB.DE]
    Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 3:11 AM
    To: OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Subject: [OB-LIST] AW: [OB-LIST] Which is the most frequently used Big 5 instrument?

    Hi folks,

     

    just as a side note: Whenever I (or my students) have used Big 5 measures in the last decade, NONE has ever survived a strict method (e.g., CFA).

     

    Since the basis of validity is accordance to a proposed measurement structure, I find it very strange that we rely on a personality model that lacks a sound foundation. It seems that tradition beats evidence.... ;)

     

    See the critisicm by

    Borsboom, D. (2006). The attack of the psychometricians. Psychometrika, 71(3), 425-440.

     

    And one additional note: Since the latent structure is so ambiguous (and probably much more diverse than expected), the alphas

    aren't of much value (that means: alphas require essential tau-equivalence that is strongly violated in this case).

     

    Best,

    Holger

     

    ___________________________________________________
    Dr. Holger Steinmetz
    University of Giessen
    Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
    Department of Human Resource Management, Small Business Enterprises,
    and Entrepreneurship
    Licher Str. 66
    35394 Giessen
    Phone: +49 641 99 22103
    Fax: +49 641 99 22109

    Holger.Steinmetz@psychol.uni-giessen.de
    http://wiwi.uni-giessen.de/home/personal
    ___________________________________________________
     

     

     

     

    Von: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv [mailto:OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] Im Auftrag von Taya Cohen
    Gesendet: Donnerstag, 20. Januar 2011 18:48
    An: OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Betreff: Re: [OB-LIST] Which is the most frequently used Big 5 instrument?

     

    Dear Stefan,
    You might consider the HEXACO Personality Inventory. In addition to the traditional Big 5 factors, the HEXACO also assesses a 6th dimension--Honesty-Humility--that predicts ethical decision-making and behavior. Kibeom Lee & Michael Ashton maintain a website where you can download the measure and relevant articles: http://hexaco.org.
    Taya

     

    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Taya R. Cohen

    Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior & Theory

    Tepper School of Business | Carnegie Mellon University

    Email: tcohen@cmu.edu

    Office Phone: (412) 268-6677

    Web: http://taya.cohen.socialpsychology.org/

    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     

     

    On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 7:44 AM, Stefan Volk <stefan.volk@uni-tuebingen.de> wrote:

    Dear all,

    in recent years we have seen a sharp increase in the number of available Big 5 instruments, from very short (5 items, e.g. Woods and Hampson, 2005) to very long (240 items). When choosing an instrument there is of course always the trade-off between brevity and depth. I was wondering which Big 5 instrument has in your view the best cost/benefit ratio, or, put it differently, which is the most frequently used Big 5 instrument out there?

    I would highly appreciate if you could share your experience: Which instrument have you used most frequently and what are the pros and cons in your view? The answer to my question depends of course on the purpose of the study, it would therefore be great if you could also briefly indicate in which research context you are using the Big 5. I will of course prepare a summary document with all answers for the list and we may also prepare a short research note for the wider community.

    I have frequently used the TIPI (Gosling et al., 2003) in combination with economic experiments. Pro: short, widely used, acceptable psychometric properties. Con: provides no facet-level scores, obviously low Cronbach's alphas and inter-item correlations (in particular for Agreeableness), which is frequently picked up by reviewers.

    Many thanks in advance,
    Stefan

    --
    Dr. Stefan Volk
    Assistant Professor

    Tübingen University Department of International Business
    Melanchthonstr. 30
    72074 Tübingen
    Germany

    Phone +49 7071 29 74050
    Fax +49 7071 29 5534