On artifacts and meaning in person‐centred analyses: comment on McCrae, Terracciano, Costa and Ozer (2005)

2006 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jens B. Asendorpf
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Social Desirability ◽  
Q Factor ◽  
Interindividual Differences ◽  
High Q ◽  
The Social ◽  
Standard Deviations ◽  
Q Factors ◽  
Q Sort ◽  
Q Factor Analysis

McCrae et al.'s (2006) analyses of the California Adult Q‐Set (CAQ) are flawed in two respects. First, they misunderstand the meaning of Q‐factors by claiming that high Q‐correlations between the first Q‐factor and item endorsements or the social desirability of items are an artifact. Second, their attempt to overcome this ‘artifact’ by conducting a Q‐factor analysis of interindividually standardised items induces, ironically, a real artifact because this approach ignores meaningful interindividual differences in the intraindividual means and standard deviations of the standardised Q‐sort profiles. Instead of closing doors on person‐centred analyses of personality data, more of these doors should be passed through. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Information and Decision Making in Economic Development

1969 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 565-575 ◽  
Author(s):  
James W. Markham ◽  
James E. Grunig
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Q Factor ◽  
Data Support ◽  
Q Factor Analysis

In this study of Colombian latifundistas Q factor analysis yielded six decision typologies. Data support the hypothesis that information seeking is highly related to problem solving among entrepreneur types.

A boundary detecting method for post-tensioned pre-stressed ducts based on Q-factor analysis

2016 ◽  
Vol 248 ◽  
pp. 88-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nan Li ◽  
Mingchen Cao ◽  
Kui Liu ◽  
Cunfu He ◽  
Bin Wu
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Q Factor ◽  
Detecting Method ◽  
Q Factor Analysis ◽  
Post Tensioned

How Valid is the Social Desirability Scale of Bem's Sex Role Inventory

1988 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
pp. 553-554 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ma. Asuncion Lara-Cantu ◽  
Monica Suzan-Reed
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Sex Differences ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Social Desirability ◽  
Sex Role ◽  
First Year ◽  
Social Desirability Scale ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Masculinity And Femininity ◽  
The Social

Extensive research has been carried out on Bern's Masculinity and Femininity scales, but little has been reported on the validity of the Social Desirability scale, so correlations were obtained for the Marlowe and Crowne Social Desirability Scale and Bern's scales, as well as a factor analysis of Bern's inventory, and mean sex differences for Bern's Social Desirability items. 478 first-year undergraduate students, aged 18 to 22 yr., 214 men and 264 women, were subjects. Correlations of Marlowe-Crowne scores were .42 with Bern's Social Desirability, .20 with Masculinity, and .13 with Femininity. Factor analysis of responses to Bern's inventory gave four factors: the social desirability items had high loadings, and no single social desirability factor was found that included the items of this scale in a representative number. Finally, nine of Bern's social desirability items were differentially endorsed by men and women. These results suggest that Bern's Social Desirability scale measures socially desirable characteristics, although the items do not form a cohesive scale and are not independent of sex.

A comparison of cluster analysis and Q-factor analysis

1976 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin E. Morf ◽  
Catherine M. Miller ◽  
John M. Syrotuik
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Q Factor ◽  
Q Factor Analysis
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