Factor analysis and personality theory

1987 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Kline
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Analytic Approach ◽  
Analytic Method ◽  
Personality Theory ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Factor Analytic Approach ◽  
Factor Analytic ◽  
Personality Questionnaires ◽  
Factor Analytic Method

This article deals with the factor analytic approach to personality. More specifically, it deals with problems in factor analyses of personality questionnaires which contribute to factorial confusion. It is stated that in fact the factorial results make better sense than is usually admitted. The apparent disparity of results can be accounted for by technical defects in the chosen factor analytic method. Furthermore, it is shown that another source of disagreement lies in the interpretation of what are essentially the same factors.

Testing for Cross-Situational-Consistency: A Confirmatory Factor Analytic Approach

1995 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 121-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony L. Hemmelgarn ◽  
Larry R. James ◽  
Robert T. Ladd ◽  
Terence R. Mitchell
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Simulated Data ◽  
Analytic Approach ◽  
Situational Specificity ◽  
Model Based ◽  
Factor Analytic Approach ◽  
Factor Analytic ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

Numerous procedures have been suggested for investigating behaviors across situations for consistency versus situational specificity. It is proposed here that Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) may provide an useful addition to these procedures. To illustrate the process, a CFA model based on simulated data is presented and tested. The results of this simulation are employed to make recommendations for conducting CFA to test for cross-situational consistency.

Partitioned Variates: An Alternative to Factor Analysis

1977 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 579-590
Author(s):  
George E. Seymour
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Traditional Method ◽  
Analytic Method ◽  
Psychological Measurement ◽  
Unique Variance ◽  
Worked Example ◽  
Factor Analytic ◽  
The Common ◽  
Factor Analytic Method

A traditional method of analyzing scores for use in psychological measurement is exemplified by the variation associated with factor analysis. The factor analytic method is shown to contain implicit assumptions concerning the common and unique variance of any variable by exclusion of the latter. A new method of developing psychologically meaningful scores is presented which considers only the unique variance of a variable. These new scores, called partitioned variates, are supported both logically and with external criteria, and a detailed worked example is provided. The methodology and concept suggested here should provide researchers with an alternative to the more traditional viewpoints and methods of data analysis.

Self-Reported Eating Behaviors of Extremely Obese Persons Seeking Bariatric Surgery: A Factor Analytic Approach

Obesity ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 14 (3S) ◽  
pp. 83S-89S ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony N. Fabricatore ◽  
Thomas A. Wadden ◽  
David B. Sarwer ◽  
Canice E. Crerand ◽  
Robert H. Kuehnel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bariatric Surgery ◽  
Eating Behaviors ◽  
Analytic Approach ◽  
Factor Analytic Approach ◽  
Factor Analytic
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