The Effect of Response Format on the Psychometric Properties of the Narcissistic Personality Inventory: Consequences for Item Meaning and Factor Structure

Assessment

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 203-220

  Ackerman, Robert A ^a   Donnellan, M Brent ^b   Roberts, Brent W ^c   Fraley, R Chris ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

factor analysis; forced choice; narcissism; Narcissistic Personality Inventory; response format

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FACTOR ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VALIDATION STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84960078566     PISSN: 10731911     EISSN: 15523489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1073191114568113     Document Type: Article

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