Roberts Brent, Jackson Joshua J, Duckworth Angela L, Von Culin Katherine
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Forum Health Econ Policy. 2011 Apr 18;14(3). doi: 10.2202/1558-9544.1268.
Personality tests are being added to large panel studies with increasing regularity, such as the Health and Retirement Study (HRS). To facilitate the inclusion and interpretation of these tests, we provide some general background on personality psychology, personality assessment, and the validity of personality tests. In this review, we provide background on definitions of personality, the strengths and weaknesses of the self-report approaches to personality testing typically used in large panel studies, and the validity of personality tests for three outcomes: genetics, income, and health. We conclude with recommendations on how to improve personality assessment in future panel studies.
人格测试正越来越频繁地被纳入大型面板研究,比如健康与退休研究(HRS)。为便于纳入和解读这些测试,我们提供一些关于人格心理学、人格评估以及人格测试效度的一般背景知识。在本综述中,我们介绍人格的定义、大型面板研究中通常使用的人格测试自我报告方法的优缺点,以及人格测试在遗传学、收入和健康这三个结果方面的效度。我们最后给出关于如何在未来面板研究中改进人格评估的建议。