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General and Maladaptive Traits in a Five-Factor Framework for "DSM"-5 in a University Student Sample
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De Fruyt, Filip; De Clercq, Barbara; De Bolle, Marleen; Wille, Bart; Markon, Kristian; Krueger, Robert F. – Assessment, 2013
The relationships between two measures proposed to describe personality pathology, that is the Revised NEO Personality Inventory (NEO-PI-3) and the Personality Inventory for "DSM"-5 (PID-5), are examined in an undergraduate sample (N = 240). The NEO inventories are general trait measures, also considered relevant to assess disordered…
Descriptors: Personality Measures, Personality Traits, Undergraduate Students, Personality Problems
Factor Structure of the Korean Version of Wong and Law's Emotional Intelligence Scale
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Fukuda, Eriko; Saklofske, Donald H.; Tamaoka, Katsuo; Lim, Hyunjung – Assessment, 2012
This study reports the factor structure of a Korean version of the 16-item Wong and Law Emotional Intelligence Scale (WLEIS) for a sample of 161 Korean university students. Confirmatory factor analysis supported the four-factor model of the WLEIS: (1) self-emotional appraisal, (2) others' emotional appraisal, (3) use of emotion, and (4) regulation…
Descriptors: Emotional Intelligence, Intelligence Tests, Factor Structure, Factor Analysis
Development and Validation of the Multidimensional State Boredom Scale
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Fahlman, Shelley A.; Mercer-Lynn, Kimberley B.; Flora, David B.; Eastwood, John D. – Assessment, 2013
This article describes the development and validation of the Multidimensional State Boredom Scale (MSBS)--the first and only full-scale measure of state boredom. It was developed based on a theoretically and empirically grounded definition of boredom. A five-factor structure of the scale (Disengagement, High Arousal, Low Arousal, Inattention, and…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Psychological Patterns, Test Construction, Test Validity
What Does the Narcissistic Personality Inventory Really Measure?
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Ackerman, Robert A.; Witt, Edward A.; Donnellan, M. Brent; Trzesniewski, Kali H.; Robins, Richard W.; Kashy, Deborah A. – Assessment, 2011
The Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI) is a widely used measure of narcissism. However, debates persist about its exact factor structure with researchers proposing solutions ranging from two to seven factors. The present research aimed to clarify the factor structure of the NPI and further illuminate its nomological network. Four studies…
Descriptors: Personality Measures, Self Concept, Leadership, Psychological Patterns
Development and Initial Validation of the Medical Fear Survey-Short Version
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Olatunji, Bunmi O.; Ebesutani, Chad; Sawchuk, Craig N.; McKay, Dean; Lohr, Jeffrey M.; Kleinknecht, Ronald A. – Assessment, 2012
The present investigation employs item response theory (IRT) to develop an abbreviated Medical Fear Survey (MFS). Application of IRT analyses in Study 1 (n = 931) to the original 50-item MFS resulted in a 25-item shortened version. Examination of the location parameters also resulted in a reduction of the Likert-type scaling of the MFS by removing…
Descriptors: Fear, Medicine, Surveys, Test Construction
A Psychometric Examination of Multidimensional Inventory of Black Identity (MIBI) Scores
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Vandiver, Beverly J.; Worrell, Frank C.; Delgado-Romero, Edward A. – Assessment, 2009
The factor structure of the Multidimensional Inventory of Black Identity (MIBI) was assessed in a sample of 272 African American college students using confirmatory and exploratory factor analyses. The fit indices from the confirmatory analyses did not support the seven-factor first-order model or two alternative higher-order models suggested by…
Descriptors: Factor Structure, Factor Analysis, Psychometrics, Self Concept Measures
Comparability of the Eating Disorder Inventory-2 Between Women and Men
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Spillane, Nichea S.; Boerner, Laura M.; Anderson, Kristen G.; Smith, Gregory T. – Assessment, 2004
Researchers studying eating disorders in men often use eating-disorder risk and symptom measures that have been validated only on women. Using a sample of 215 college women and 214 college men, this article reports on the validity the Eating Disorder Inventory2 (EDI-2), one of the best-validated among women and the most widely used risk and…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Eating Disorders, College Students, Psychometrics