Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Assessment. 2012 Jun;19(2):243-6. doi: 10.1177/1073191111419091. Epub 2011 Aug 23.
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.
本研究考察了在使用纸笔（n=429）或网络在线回答格式（n=651）完成相同问卷的两组求职者中，人格的五因素测量量表在两个群体中的测量等效性。数据是使用人格特质的大五问卷-2（BFQ-2）收集的，这是五因素模型的一种测量方式。多群组验证性因子分析用于检验 BFQ-2 的因子协方差和均值结构的等效性。研究结果表明，使用不同管理模式的申请人，五因素模型量表具有相同的测量单位和起源。然而，在网络和无人监考条件下作答的申请人的潜在均值略高于在纸笔版同一测试中作答的申请人。讨论了人格评估的实际意义。
