The impact of item characteristics on contextualized personality assessment

This dissertation examines the extent to which personality items that were developed to describe personality in general are adequate descriptors of personality within a specific context. This research provides for a deeper understanding of contextualized personality assessment by examining the effects of item context specificity and perceived context relevance on the measurement properties of Big Five Conscientiousness facets within the contexts of work and school. Results indicate that an item’s discrimination is related to its perceived context relevance and its level of context specificity. Implications for the improved measurement of personality are discussed.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Psychology

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2012

Author dc:creator

• Seiler, Stephanie

Contributors dc:contributor

• Drasgow, Fritz
• Newman, Daniel A.
• Roberts, Brent W.
• Rounds, James
• Chang, Hua-Hua

• personality
• personality assessment
• contextualized personality
• frame-of-reference effects
• industrial and organizational psychology
• item response theory

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 2011 Stephanie Seiler

Language dc:language

en

Handle dc:identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/2142/29692

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/29692