How well can scores on a personality scale predict criteria such as behaviors and life
outcomes? This question concerns external validity, which is a core aspect of personality …

Using meta-analytic data, we investigated three attributes of personality scales–their
readability, the average number of words per item, and whether adjectives or statements …

Abstract [Correction Notice: An Erratum for this article was reported in Vol 113 (1) of Journal
of Personality and Social Psychology (see record 2017-26058-001). In the article, all …

It has been argued that approximations of narrow traits can be made through linear
combinations of broad traits such as the Big Five personality traits. Indeed, Hough and Ones …

The magnitude of components of variance in trait scales—true score, method variance, and
error—can be estimated from information on the mono-method correlations among …

Increased conceptual clarity and methodological rigor is needed in personality-outcome
research. We describe the hierarchical nature of personality, with implications for prediction …

Personality functioning (PF) is a central construct in many theories of personality pathology.
Based on psychodynamic theories, two screening questionnaires to assess PF are widely …

Although several definitions exist, a personality trait can be defined as the average or
expected value of personality-relevant behaviors. However, recent evidence suggests that …

Meta-analysis was used to cumulate reliabilities of personality scale scores. A total of 848
coefficients of stability and 1,359 internal consistency reliabilities across the Big Five factors …

It is commonly accepted that gathering information via multiple assessment methods (eg,
interview and questionnaire, self-and informant report) is important for establishing construct …