TY - JOUR
T1 - The structure of conscientiousness
T2 - An empirical investigation based on seven major personality questionnaires
AU - Roberts, Brent W.
AU - Chernyshenko, Oleksandr S.
AU - Stark, Stephen
AU - Goldberg, Lewis R.
PY - 2005/3
Y1 - 2005/3
N2 - The purpose of this study was to identify the underlying structure of the trait domain of Conscientiousness using scales drawn from 7 major personality inventories. Thirty-six scales conceptually related to Conscientiousness were administered to a large community sample (N = 737); analyses of those scales revealed a hierarchical structure with 6 factors: industriousness, order, self-control, responsibility, traditionalism, and virtue. All 6 factors demonstrated excellent convergent validity. Three of the 6 factors, industriousness, order, and self-control, showed good discriminant validity. The remaining 3 factors - responsibility, traditionalism and virtue - appear to be interstitial constructs located equally between Conscientiousness and the remaining Big Five dimensions. In addition, the 6 underlying factors had both differential predictive validity and provided incremental validity beyond the general factor of Conscientiousness when used to predict a variety of criterion variables, including work dedication, drug use, and health behaviors. COPYRIGHT
AB - The purpose of this study was to identify the underlying structure of the trait domain of Conscientiousness using scales drawn from 7 major personality inventories. Thirty-six scales conceptually related to Conscientiousness were administered to a large community sample (N = 737); analyses of those scales revealed a hierarchical structure with 6 factors: industriousness, order, self-control, responsibility, traditionalism, and virtue. All 6 factors demonstrated excellent convergent validity. Three of the 6 factors, industriousness, order, and self-control, showed good discriminant validity. The remaining 3 factors - responsibility, traditionalism and virtue - appear to be interstitial constructs located equally between Conscientiousness and the remaining Big Five dimensions. In addition, the 6 underlying factors had both differential predictive validity and provided incremental validity beyond the general factor of Conscientiousness when used to predict a variety of criterion variables, including work dedication, drug use, and health behaviors. COPYRIGHT
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1744-6570.2005.00301.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1744-6570.2005.00301.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:18244392434
VL - 58
SP - 103
EP - 139
JO - Personnel Psychology
JF - Personnel Psychology
SN - 0031-5826
IS - 1
ER -