A Lexical Investigation of the Lower-Order Structure of Conscientiousness

Authors

Brent W. Roberts, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Tim Bogg, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Kate E. Walton, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Oleksandr S. Chernyshenko, University of Canterbury
Stephen Stark, Georgia Tech University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-2004

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://doi.org/10.1016/S0092-6566(03)00065-5

Abstract

A principal components analysis of lexically derived trait adjectives was performed to investigate the lower-order factor structure of conscientiousness (N=1675). A solution with eight substantive components fit the data best and showed good reliability, and convergent and discriminant validity. The eight components were labeled reliability, orderliness, impulse control, decisiveness, punctuality, formalness, conventionality, and industriousness. The relevance of the structure to previous lexical research and existing personality inventories is discussed.

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Citation / Publisher Attribution

Journal of Research in Personality, v. 38, issue 2, p. 164-178

Scholar Commons Citation

Roberts, Brent W.; Bogg, Tim; Walton, Kate E.; Chernyshenko, Oleksandr S.; and Stark, Stephen, "A Lexical Investigation of the Lower-Order Structure of Conscientiousness" (2004). Psychology Faculty Publications. 1972.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/psy_facpub/1972