Convergence of Self-Reports and Informant Reports on the Personality Assessment Screener

Assessment ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (8) ◽  
pp. 999-1007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shannon E. Kelley ◽  
John F. Edens ◽  
Leslie C. Morey
Keyword(s):  
Impression Management ◽  
Personality Assessment ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Dyadic Relationship ◽  
Informant Report ◽  
Positive Impression Management ◽  
Self Reports ◽  
Psychological Difficulties ◽  
Internalizing Distress ◽  
Report Measure

The present study is the first to investigate the Personality Assessment Screener, a brief self-report measure of risk for emotional and behavioral dysfunction, in relation to the informant report version of this instrument, the Personality Assessment Screener–Other. Among a sample of undergraduate roommate dyads ( N = 174), self-report and informant report total scores on the Personality Assessment Screener/Personality Assessment Screener–Other moderately converged ( r = 0.45), with generally greater agreement between perspectives observed for externalizing behaviors compared with internalizing distress. In addition, selves tended to report more psychological difficulties relative to informant ratings ( d = 0.45) with an average absolute discrepancy between sources of 6.31 ( SD = 4.96) out of a possible range of 66. Discrepancies between self-report and informant report were significantly associated with characteristics of the dyadic relationship (e.g., length of acquaintanceship) as well as the severity of self-reported psychological difficulties and positive impression management.

scholarly journals Self–Other Agreement in Personality Reports: A Meta-Analytic Comparison of Self- and Informant-Report Means

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 129-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyunji Kim ◽  
Stefano I. Di Domenico ◽  
Brian S. Connelly
Keyword(s):  
Personality Assessment ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Enhancement Effect ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Informant Report ◽  
Self Reports ◽  
Mean Differences ◽  
Response Biases

Self-report questionnaires are the most commonly used personality assessment despite longstanding concerns that self-report responses may be distorted by self-protecting motives and response biases. In a large-scale meta-analysis ( N = 33,033; k = 152 samples), we compared the means of self- and informant reports of the same target’s Big Five personality traits to examine the discrepancies in two rating sources and whether people see themselves more positively than they are seen by others. Inconsistent with a general self-enhancement effect, results showed that self-report means generally did not differ from informant-report means (average δ = −.038). Moderate mean differences were found only when we compared self-reports with stranger reports, suggesting that people are critical of unacquainted targets. We discuss implications of these findings for personality assessment and other fields in which self-enhancement motives are relevant.

Development of a Self-Report Measure of Depression-Proneness

1983 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 211-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Zemore
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Self Reports ◽  
Depression Proneness ◽  
Severity Of Depression ◽  
Alternative Approaches ◽  
Report Measure

Two retrospective self-report measures of depression-proneness were constructed and their psychometric properties investigated. A sample of 75 female students, selected to provide a wide range of depression-proneness scores, completed the two depression-proneness self-reports along with a measure of current severity of depression. A second session (retest) was conducted 4 mo. later. Subjects were then rated for degree of depression-proneness by two or more close friends and family members. Test-retest and coefficient alpha estimates of reliability were sufficiently high to recommend both depression-proneness measures as research instruments. Both self-report measures correlated significantly; rs = .38 and .41 with friends' and families' ratings of depression-proneness, which provides evidence for the validity of the depression-proneness measures. Little or no evidence was found for the discriminant validity of these measures. The advantages of retrospective self-reports over alternative approaches for identifying depression-prone individuals are discussed.

Personality Assessment Inventory: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis

1994 ◽  
Vol 79 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1441-1442 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory J. Boyle ◽  
James Ward ◽  
Tania J. Lennon
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Personality Assessment ◽  
Personality Assessment Inventory ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Order Factor ◽  
Report Measure

The Personality Assessment Inventory is a recently constructed multidimensional self-report measure of personality traits. Morey reported the results of a scale factoring, claiming that the instrument measures four separate higher-order dimensions; however, in an independent Australian study of the psychometric properties of the inventory, Boyle and Lennon found five higher-order dimensions, using factor analytic procedures intended to maximize simple structure. The present paper reports the results of a confirmatory factor analysis for the proposed model based on the Australian data. The results indicate that the model does not provide a satisfactory fit, raising questions about the higher-order factor structure.

Processes of Emotion Communication and Control

2012 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 205-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Crowe ◽  
Vaishali V. Raval ◽  
Shwetang S. Trivedi ◽  
Suchi S. Daga ◽  
Pratiksha H. Raval
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Emotional Expression ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Cultural Groups ◽  
Self And Other ◽  
Self Reports ◽  
And Control ◽  
Report Measure

Emotional expression and experience are dynamic processes that vary within and between individuals of different cultural groups ( Kitayama, Mesquita, & Karasawa, 2006 ). The present study sought to compare self-reports of processes related to emotion communication and control in India and the United States. A total of 268 participants (United States: n = 160 and India: n = 108) completed a self-report measure depicting hypothetical vignettes and a series of questions assessing likely emotions elicited, likelihood of expression, motives guiding expression and control, and method of expression. Results showed that US participants primarily reported more self-focused emotions (i.e., happiness) and self- and other-focused motives for expressing or controlling felt emotion, while Indian participants primarily reported emotions that focused on others’ well-being as well as other- and relationship-focused motives. US participants more commonly reported direct verbal communication of the emotion, while Indian participants more frequently reported implicit and contextual methods of communication.

scholarly journals NEUROTICISM PREDICTS INFORMANT-REPORTED COGNITIVE DECLINE THROUGH HEALTH BEHAVIORS

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S846-S846 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel D Best ◽  
Patrick J Cruitt ◽  
Patrick L Hill
Keyword(s):  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Health Behaviors ◽  
Cognitive Decline ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Informant Report ◽  
Screening Measure ◽  
Control Traffic ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Item Scale ◽  
Report Measure

Abstract Our current study attempts to better understand the relationship between personality and cognitive decline. In this study, we analyzed whether health behaviors act as mediating variables for the relationship between personality and cognitive decline. Additionally, we were interested to see how personality influences different health behaviors, and which health behaviors in particular are predictive of cognitive decline. In addition to analyzing the composite score of health behaviors in relation to personality and cognitive decline, we analyzed each of its four components (wellness maintenance, accident control, traffic risk, and substance abuse; Vickers, Conway & Hervig, 1990). To measure cognitive decline, we used the Ascertain Dementia Eight Item Scale, an informant-report screening measure. Personality has consistently been linked to cognitive decline (Curtis, Windsor & Soubelet, 2015; Chapman, Duberstein, Tindle, Sink, Robbins, Tancredi & Franks, 2013; Low, Harrison & Lackersteen, 2013), but has not yet been analyzed with an informant report measure. Informant-report may be more reliable than self-report when measuring cognitive decline because participants who exhibit cognitive impairment may not be equipped or willing to report about their own cognitive ability. We found that neuroticism significantly predicted informant-reported cognitive decline and that this relationship was mediated by health behaviors, specifically, wellness maintenance. Wellness maintenance was the only category of health behavior that predicted informant-reported cognitive decline. Surprisingly, conscientiousness was unrelated to informant-reported cognitive decline as were extraversion, agreeableness, and openness to experience.

scholarly journals Concordantie en meerwaarde van informant- versus zelfrapportage bij persoonlijkheidsdiagnostiek: een systematische review

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Personality Assessment ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Personality Pathology ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Systematische Review ◽  
Self Reports ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Better Than

Introduction: Both in personality assessment and scientific research, self-report questionnaires are frequently used, yet the use of informant-report is increasing. The aim of this systematic review is to address the concordance and added value of informant- versus self-report in measuring personality pathology in (older) adults. Method: A systematic search has been carried out for relevant literature published between 2000 and 2018, via the databases Scopus, PsychINFO and PubMED. Also the reference lists of included articles have been checked, resulting in an inclusion of 46 studies. Results: The concordance between informant- and self-report appears to be only moderate, but highest when the relationship is characterized by interpersonal intimacy (such as between partners). The concordance between informants is somewhat better than between informant- and self -reports. Informants have an added value over self-report in the context of externalizing personality traits and interpersonal functioning. In addition, they appear to be a better predictor for health, adaptability and professional functioning. Self-report on the other hand captures intrapsychic characteristics more thoroughly. Conclusion: In personality assessment, informant- and self-reports could be complementary. However, empirical research among older adults is almost uncharted territory and deserves more attention.

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