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Evidence for the Criterion Validity and Clinical Utility of the Pathological Narcissism Inventory
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Thomas, Katherine M.; Wright, Aidan G. C.; Lukowitsky, Mark R.; Donnellan, M. Brent; Hopwood, Christopher J. – Assessment, 2012
In this study, the authors evaluated aspects of criterion validity and clinical utility of the grandiosity and vulnerability components of the Pathological Narcissism Inventory (PNI) using two undergraduate samples (N = 299 and 500). Criterion validity was assessed by evaluating the correlations of narcissistic grandiosity and narcissistic…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Test Validity, Predictive Validity, Psychopathology
A Comparison of Agreeableness Scores from the Big Five Inventory and the Neo PI-R: Consequences for the Study of Narcissism and Psychopathy
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Miller, Joshua D.; Gaughan, Eric T.; Maples, Jessica; Price, Joanna – Assessment, 2011
Despite being significantly correlated, there is evidence to suggest that the scales measuring Agreeableness from the Big Five Inventory (BFI) and the Revised NEO Personality Inventory (NEO PI-R) do not capture identical constructs. More specifically, NEO PI-R Agreeableness contains content related to "honesty and humility" that is not…
Descriptors: Personality Problems, Personality Measures, Measures (Individuals), Construct Validity
Paper-and-Pencil and Web-Based Testing: The Measurement Invariance of the Big Five Personality Tests in Applied Settings
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Vecchione, Michele; Alessandri, Guido; Barbaranelli, Claudio – Assessment, 2012
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…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Personality Assessment, Computer Assisted Testing, Measures (Individuals)
An Item Response Theory Analysis of Harter's Self-Perception Profile for Children or Why Strong Clinical Scales Should Be Distrusted
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Egberink, Iris J. L.; Meijer, Rob R. – Assessment, 2011
The authors investigated the psychometric properties of the subscales of the Self-Perception Profile for Children with item response theory (IRT) models using a sample of 611 children. Results from a nonparametric Mokken analysis and a parametric IRT approach for boys (n = 268) and girls (n = 343) were compared. The authors found that most scales…
Descriptors: Profiles, Psychometrics, Item Response Theory, Self Concept
Convergence of Narcissism Measures from the Perspective of General Personality Functioning
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Samuel, Douglas B.; Widiger, Thomas A. – Assessment, 2008
The construct of narcissism has a lengthy history and has been operationalized and measured by a variety of instruments. In this study, five narcissism scales were compared in terms of alternative conceptualizations of narcissism offered by C. C. Morf and F. Rhodewalt (2001), D. L. Paulhus (2001), and S. Vazire and D. C. Funder (2006), using the…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Comparative Analysis, Self Concept, Personality Problems
The Self-Report Psychopathy Scale and Passive Avoidance Learning: A Validation Study of Race and Gender Effects
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Epstein, Monica K.; Poythress, Norman G.; Brandon, Karen O. – Assessment, 2006
The reliability and validity of the Self-Report Psychopathy Scale (SRPS) was examined in a noninstitutionalized offender sample of mixed gender and race. Adequate alpha coefficients were obtained for the total sample and across gender and race. The SRPS was compared to measures of trait anxiety and passive avoidance errors. SRPS total, primary,…
Descriptors: Self Evaluation (Individuals), Race, Sex, Psychopathology
The Equivalence of the MMPI and MMPI-2.
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Gaston, Michele F.; And Others – Assessment, 1994
Comparability of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) and the MMPI-2 was explored by examining T-score means, profile configurations, score distribution, and rank-order correlations on validity scales for 84 undergraduates. Equivalency of the two forms was generally supported. (SLD)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Correlation, Higher Education, Personality Assessment