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Psychology: Research and Review

Table 3 ER5FP: reliability coefficients (Guttman’s λ2), factor loadings (FL), communalities (h2), item-rest correlations (rir), and correlations between factors (N = 554)

From: Validity evidence of two short scales measuring the Big Five personality factors

Factor 1—Extraversion (λ2 = .79)

FL

h 2

r ir

 Item 1. Extrovertido (extraverted)/Tímido (timid)

.69

.48

.60

 Item 5. Comunicativo (communicative)/Calado (silent)

.87

.76

.69

 Item 6. Sociável (sociable)/Reservado (reserved)

.69

.48

.60

 Mean (mean correlation between the items = .56)

.75

.57

.69

Factor 2—Conscientiousness (λ2 = .67)

FL

h 2

r ir

 Item 2. Persistente (persistent)/Desistente (quitting)

.64

.41

.49

 Item 10. Motivado (motivated)/Desmotivado (unmotivated)

.77

.59

.54

 Item 12. Obstinado (obstinate)/Inconstante (fickle)

.51

.26

.41

 Mean (mean correlation between the items = .40)

.64

.42

.48

Factor 3—Agreeableness (λ2 = .69)

FL

h 2

r ir

 Item 4. Simpático (sympathetic)/Antipático (unpleasant)

.65

.42

.52

 Item 7. Amoroso (amorous)/Indiferente (indifferent)

.62

.38

.47

 Item 14. Gentil (kind)/Rude

.70

.49

.53

 Mean (mean correlation between the items = .43)

.66

.43

.51

Factor 4—Neuroticism (λ2 = .74)

FL

h 2

r ir

 Item 3. Calmo (calm)/Nervoso (nervous)

.69

.48

.58

 Item 13. Paciente (patient)/Impaciente (impatient)

.77

.59

.58

 Item 18. Tranquilo (tranquil)/Ansioso (anxious)

.63

.40

.54

 Mean (mean correlation between the items = .49)

.70

.49

.57

Factor 5—Openness to Experience (λ2 = .58)

FL

h 2

r ir

 Item 8. Criativo (creative)/Prosaico (prosaic)

.57

.32

.42

 Item 9. Entusiasta (passionate)/Apático (apathetic)

.59

.35

.40

 Item 15. Autêntico (authentic)/Simulado (feigned)

.50

.25

.32

 Mean (mean correlation between the items = .30)

.55

.31

.38

Correlations between the factors*: F1–F2 = .21 (.40); F1–F3 = .14 (.25); F1–F4 = −.01 (−.02); F1–F5 = .22 (.47); F2–F3 = .29 (.63); F2–F4 = −.14 (−.27); F2–F5 = .33 (.86); F3–F4 = −.13 (−.26); F3–F5 = .26 (.66); F4–F5 = −.04 (−.10)

  1. *The coefficients corrected for attenuation are between parentheses