The Structure of Conscientiousness: An Empirical Investigation Based on Seven Major Personality Questionnaires
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Spring 2005
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-6570.2005.00301.x
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to identify the underlying structure of the trait domain of Conscientiousness using scales drawn from 7 major personality inventories. Thirty‐six scales conceptually related to Conscientiousness were administered to a large community sample (N= 737); analyses of those scales revealed a hierarchical structure with 6 factors: industriousness, order, self‐control, responsibility, traditionalism, and virtue. All 6 factors demonstrated excellent convergent validity. Three of the 6 factors, industriousness, order, and self‐control, showed good discriminant validity. The remaining 3 factors—responsibility, traditionalism and virtue—appear to be interstitial constructs located equally between Conscientiousness and the remaining Big Five dimensions. In addition, the 6 underlying factors had both differential predictive validity and provided incremental validity beyond the general factor of Conscientiousness when used to predict a variety of criterion variables, including work dedication, drug use, and health behaviors.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Personnel Psychology, v. 58, issue 1, p. 103-139
Scholar Commons Citation
Roberts, Brent W.; Chernyshenko, Oleksandr S.; Stark, Stephen; and Goldberg, Lewis R., "The Structure of Conscientiousness: An Empirical Investigation Based on Seven Major Personality Questionnaires" (2005). Psychology Faculty Publications. 1970.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/psy_facpub/1970
