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Paper-and-Pencil and Web-Based Testing: The Measurement Invariance of the Big Five Personality Tests in Applied Settings
- Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- This study investigates the measurement equivalence of a five-factor measure of personality across two groups applying for jobs, who completed the same questionnaire using either a paper-and-pencil ( n = 429) or a web online answer format ( n = 651). The data were collected using the Big Five Questionnaire–2 (BFQ-2; which is a measure of the Five Factor Model) of personality traits. Multiple-group confirmatory factor analysis was used to test for the equivalence of factor covariance and mean structures of the BFQ-2. Findings suggested that the Five Factor Model scales have the same measurement unit and origin across applicants using different administration modes. However, latent means were slightly higher for applicants who responded in a web and unproctored condition than for applicants who completed a paper-and-pencil version of the same test. Practical implications for personality assessment are discussed.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Paper
Personality Tests
Psychometrics
media_common.quotation_subject
Writing
Personnel selection
applicants
paper-and-pencil tests
big five
Surveys and Questionnaires
Statistics
Confidence Intervals
Personality
Humans
Measurement invariance
Big Five personality traits
Equivalence (measure theory)
Applied Psychology
media_common
Internet
Chi-Square Distribution
Models, Statistical
measurement invariance
personnel selection
web-based tests
Confirmatory factor analysis
Clinical Psychology
Female
Personality Assessment Inventory
Psychology
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Social psychology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....e01cba6fe4f476a5e2dc16e3f3817e62