Psychometric properties of the big five inventory in a Mexican sample
Date
2014
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Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz
Abstract
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Introduction One of the most researched theories of personality is the Five Factor Model, frequently evaluated through the Big Five Inventory. Even though there is a Spanish version, its psychometrical properties in Mexican population are yet unknown.
Methods. We evaluated 472 adults (217 male/255 female) from an open population from Mexico City.
Results. We obtained a total scale reliability score of α=0.72. Principal Component Analysis using Velicer’s Minimun Average Partial validated a 5 factor structure. We also found differences between subjects that had been diagnosed with a psychiatric or neurological disorder by a health professional in agreeableness, responsability and neuroticism.
Conclusions. Our results suggest that the Big Five Inventory is useful to evaluate the personality in Mexican population. However, a review of the Agreeableness scale may be needed because its low reliability and poor item loadings.