Zuckerman's revised alternative five-factor model: validation of the Zuckerman-Kuhlman-Aluja Personality Questionnaire in four French-speaking countries

Journal of Personality Assessment
Jérôme RossierJulien Morizot

Abstract

The aim of this study was to analyze the replicability of Zuckerman's revised Alternative Five-factor model in a French-speaking context by validating the Zuckerman-Kuhlman-Aluja Personality Questionnaire (ZKA-PQ) simultaneously in 4 French-speaking countries. The total sample was made up of 1,497 subjects from Belgium, Canada, France, and Switzerland. The internal consistencies for all countries were generally similar to those found for the normative U.S. and Spanish samples. A factor analysis confirmed that the normative structure replicated well and was stable within this French-speaking context. Moreover, multigroup confirmatory factor analyses have shown that the ZKA-PQ reaches scalar invariance across these 4 countries. Mean scores were slightly different for women and men, with women scoring higher on Neuroticism but lower on Sensation Seeking. Globally, mean score differences across countries were small. Overall, the ZKA-PQ seems an interesting alternative to assess both lower and higher order personality traits for applied or research purposes.

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Jul 12, 2014·The Spanish Journal of Psychology·Zsuzsanna Surányi, Anton Aluja
Dec 18, 2013·Personality and Mental Health·Anton AlujaFerran Balada
Jul 12, 2016·Journal of Neurotrauma·Michael N DretschGrant L Iverson
Dec 7, 2018·Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps·Neil Verrall

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