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The ‘Short Five’ (S5): Measuring Personality Traits Using Comprehensive Single Items

Konstabel, Kenn, Lönnqvist, Jan–Erik, Walkowitz, Gari, Konstabel, Kätlin, Verkasalo, Markku·2012·European Journal of Personality

Abstract

A new approach to the construction of short questionnaires is introduced: ‘comprehensive single items’ (CSI) are developed with the intention to match expert descriptions of a construct as closely as possible. Based on this idea, a 60–item questionnaire, the ‘Short Five’ (S5) is constructed for measuring 30 facets of the Five–Factor Model. Studies in Estonian, Finnish, English, and German showed that the S5 domain scales had correlations over 0.8 with their counterparts in longer questionnaires, and that the factor structure was similar to that of the normative US NEO–PI–R sample. The S5 can be recommended for large–scale studies where participants’ time is limited. The CSI approach can be successfully used in short scale development, in addition to more traditional methods. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Authors
Konstabel, K., Lönnqvist, J., Walkowitz, G., Konstabel, K., & Verkasalo, M.
Affiliations
  • National Institute for Health Development (EE)
  • University of Helsinki (FI)
  • University of Bonn (DE)
Corresponding author
Konstabel, Kenn
Venue
European Journal of Personality
Published
2012-01
Volume
26
Issue
1
Pages
13-29
ISSN
  • 0890-2070 (ISSN-L)
  • 1099-0984
OpenAlex
W2054664280
Cited by
121
References
58
Citations by year
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FWCI
8.63
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
European Journal of Personality (publishedVersion, public-domain)
Funders
  • Estonian Science Foundation (7060)
  • Estonian Research Council (SF0180025s08, SF0942706s06)
  • Academy of Finland Research (127641)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Psychological Testing and Assessment
Keywords
Big Five personality traits, personality traits, personality assessment, factor structure, cross-cultural validation

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