Achievement-relevant personality: Relations with the Big Five and validation of an efficient instrument

Daniel A. Briley; Matthew Domiteaux; Elliot M. Tucker-Drob

doi:10.1016/j.lindif.2014.03.010

Achievement-relevant personality: Relations with the Big Five and validation of an efficient instrument

Daniel A. Briley, Matthew Domiteaux, Elliot M. Tucker-Drob

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Abstract

Many achievement-relevant personality measures (APMs) have been developed, but the interrelations among APMs or associations with the broader personality landscape are not well-known. In Study 1, 214 participants were measured on 36 APMs and a measure of the Big Five. Factor analytic results supported the convergent and discriminant validity of five latent dimensions: performance, mastery, self-doubt, effort, and intellectual investment. Conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness to experience had the most consistent associations with APMs. We constructed a more efficient scale- the Multidimensional Achievement-Relevant Personality Scale (MAPS). In Study 2, we replicated the factor structure and external correlates of the MAPS in a sample of 359 individuals. Finally, we validated the MAPS with four indicators of academic performance and demonstrated incremental validity.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	26-39
Number of pages	14
Journal	Learning and Individual Differences
Volume	32
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2014.03.010
State	Published - May 2014
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Academic achievement
Achievement-relevant personality
Approaches to learning
Big Five
Effort
Intellectual investment

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Social Psychology
Education
Developmental and Educational Psychology

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