The openness/intellect model on the M5-50: Supporting the flexibility of IPIP-based instruments

M. Alexandra Vuyk, Paul B. Ingram, Karen D. Multon, Craig A. Warlick

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Abstract

This study examined ways to improve fit and interpretive capacity of the M5-50, an IPIP-based personality instrument, using the Openness/ Intellect model (O/I) given a history of poor performance of the M5-50 Openness scale (Socha, Cooper, & McCord, 2010). With participants from Amazon's MTurk (n = 305), theoretical models for the five-factor model, Openness as a 10-item single factor, and the O/I model were tested and fitted poorly. After removing one problematic item, the O/ I model showed acceptable fit. Findings indicate that the O/I model improved psychometric validity and interpretive capacity for the M5-50. The flexibility and open access of IPIP-based instruments such as the M5-50 makes the IPIP an optimal choice for instrument adaptation and construction in Latin America.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-10
Number of pages10
JournalUniversitas Psychologica
Volume15
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016

Keywords

  • Confirmatory factor analysis
  • IPIP
  • M5-50
  • Openness to experience
  • Openness/intellect model
  • Personality

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