Development and Validation of the Trait-State Personality Questionnaire
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.31580/jrp.v4i1.2589Keywords:
personality, psychology, adaptability, satisfaction with life, big fiveAbstract
Although plenty of research has been conducted on the Big Five Personality traits. The present study aimed to develop a scale that measured the Big Five as both a personality trait and state. Two studies were conducted (Study 1, N=597) to examine the internal consistency and structure of the Trait-State Personality Questionnaire and (Study 2=352) to examine the predictive validity by exploring the relationship between the big five and adaptability and satisfaction with life. Overall, the finding revealed good internal consistency ?=.926, predictive validity, and measurement variance. Potential applications of the Trait-State Personality Questionnaire are discussed.
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