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Reliability and Factor Structure of the NEO-Five-Factor Inventory for Australian Adolescents

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 February 2012

Carl D. Sneed ,
Eleonora Gullone  and
Susan Moore
Carl D. Sneed*
Affiliation:
University of California, Los Angeles. [email protected]
Eleonora Gullone
Affiliation:
Monash University, Australia.
Susan Moore
Affiliation:
Swinburne University, Australia.
*
*Address for correspondence: Carl D. Sneed, Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, School of Public Health, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90095-1772, USA.
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Abstract

This study evaluated the reliability and factor structure of the NEO Five-factor Inventory (NEO-FFI) among a sample of Australian adolescents (N = 459). With the exception of openness, the factors had good internal consistency. Item-level factor analyses using varimax and oblique rotation were used to examine the factor structure of the NEO-FFI. Visual inspection of the factor structures revealed a pattern that gave preliminary support for the five-factor model. However, statistical indices for factor structure did not support a five-factor model. Items for Conscientiousness and Neuroticism had the highest factor loadings and the fewest conflicting cross-loadings on the other factors. The discussion focuses on the importance of external validation of the traits from the five-factor model with other behavioural indicators.

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Behaviour Change , Volume 19 , Issue 2 , 01 June 2002 , pp. 121 - 126
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2002

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