Psychology: Research and Review
From: Validity evidence of two short scales measuring the Big Five personality factors
Factor 1—Extraversion (λ2 = .65) | FL | h 2 | r ir |
Item 12. É reservado (Is reserved) | .50 | .25 | .41 |
Item 16. É, às vezes, tímido, inibido (Sometimes is timid, inhibited) | .64 | .41 | .46 |
Item 42. Tende a ser quieto, calado (Tend to be quiet, silent) | .70 | .49 | .50 |
Mean (mean correlation between the items = .37) | .61 | .38 | .46 |
Factor 2—Conscientiousness (λ2 = .68) | FL | h 2 | r ir |
Item 17. Pode ser um tanto descuidado (Can be somewhat careless) | .61 | .37 | .50 |
Item 19. Tende a ser preguiçoso (Tend to be lazy) | .57 | .32 | .43 |
Item 22. É facilmente distraído (Is easily distracted) | .57 | .32 | .44 |
Item 38. Tende a ser desorganizado (Tend to be disorganized) | .61 | .37 | .47 |
Mean (mean correlation between the items = .37) | .59 | .35 | .46 |
Factor 3—Agreeableness (λ2 = .66) | FL | h 2 | r ir |
Item 8. Gosta de cooperar com os outros (Enjoys to cooperate with others) | .61 | .37 | .48 |
Item 15. É prestativo e ajuda os outros (Is cordial and helps others) | .76 | .58 | .55 |
Item 18. É amável, tem consideração pelos outros (Is agreeable, cares about the others) | .60 | .36 | .48 |
Mean (mean correlation between the items = .43) | .66 | .44 | .50 |
Factor 4—Neuroticism (λ2 = .72) | FL | h 2 | r ir |
Item 10. É temperamental, muda de humor facilmente (Is temperamental, changes mood easily) | .54 | .29 | .46 |
Item 34. Fica tenso com frequência (Get tense often) | .70 | .49 | .55 |
Item 36. Fica nervoso facilmente (Get nervous easily) | .80 | .64 | .61 |
Mean (mean correlation between the items = .46) | .68 | .47 | .54 |
Factor 5—Openness to Experience (λ2 = .67) | FL | h 2 | r ir |
Item 9. É original, tem sempre novas ideias (Is original, always has new ideas) | .69 | .48 | .51 |
Item 11. É inventivo, criativo (Is inventing, creative) | .81 | .66 | .57 |
Item 39. Gosta de refletir, brincar com as ideias (Enjoys thinking, playing with ideas) | .43 | .18 | .37 |
Mean (mean correlation between the items = .43) | .64 | .44 | .48 |
Correlations between the factors*: F1–F2 = .11 (.25); F1–F3 = .01 (.03**); F1–F4 = .08 (.18); F1–F5 = .05 (.11**); F2–F3 = .12 (.26); F2–F4 = −.22 (−.44); F2–F5 = .04 (.19); F3–F4 = −.11 (−.23); F3–F5 = .15 (.33); F4–F5 = .06 (−.12**) |