Person-fit to the Five Factor Model of personality

0373147 - PSÚ 2012 RIV CH eng J - Journal Article
Allik, J. - Realo, A. - Mõttus, R. - Borkenau, P. - Kuppens, P. - Hřebíčková, Martina
Person-fit to the Five Factor Model of personality.
Swiss Journal of Psychology. Roč. 71, č. 1 (2012), s. 35-45. ISSN 1421-0185. E-ISSN 1662-0879
R&D Projects: GA ČR GAP407/10/2394
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z70250504
Keywords : Five Factor Model * cross-cultural comparison * person-fit
Subject RIV: AN - Psychology
Impact factor: 0.638, year: 2012

The Five Factor Model (FFM), a valid model of interindividual differences in the personality of a group of people, reportedly does not always provide a good fit for the individuals of that group. In addition to intraindividual variation across a considerable period of time, meaningful intraindividual variation can be observed within a single test administration. Two person-fit indices showed that the FFM is an adequate model for 95% of the 1,765 target-judge pairs in four different countries (Belgium, the Czech Republic, Estonia, and Germany). We demonstrate that, if the percentage of variance explained by the first five principal components is high enough, the FFM also provides an adequate fit at the individual level for most people.
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