University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.
Assessment. 2012 Dec;19(4):421-41. doi: 10.1177/1073191111401172. Epub 2011 Apr 5.
The authors developed the Interpersonal Behavior Questionnaire for Children with the aim of assessing the constructs of the interpersonal circumplex model, that is, Dominance and Love and their possible combinations, via third- to fifth-grade children's self- and peer reports. In the three studies presented herein, the authors examined several psychometric properties of the questionnaire. Results demonstrated that children's ratings along the questionnaire yielded the hypothesized circumplex structure of the interpersonal variables; that they reached significant association levels with external criteria; and that they were reliable. Specifically, interrater correlations were shown to reach substantive levels when inspected in older children, when scores were aggregated over raters, and when dominant behaviors were evaluated. Overall, the findings demonstrated the tenability of the circumplex model in young ages via children's ratings. The authors suggest that both personality assessment and personality development research may take advantage from using children's evaluations, in addition to adults' ratings of their children's personality.
作者开发了《儿童人际行为问卷》，旨在通过三至五年级儿童的自我报告和同伴报告来评估人际双元模型的结构，即支配和爱及其可能的组合。在本文提出的三项研究中，作者考察了问卷的几个心理测量学特性。结果表明，问卷中的儿童评分产生了人际变量的假设双元结构；它们与外部标准达到了显著的关联水平；并且具有可靠性。具体而言，当在年龄较大的儿童中、当评分在评分者之间汇总以及当评估主导行为时，评分者间的相关系数达到了实质性水平。总体而言，这些发现通过儿童的评分表明了在年幼时期双元模型的可持性。作者建议，人格评估和人格发展研究都可以利用儿童的评价，除了成年人对其孩子的人格的评价。
