Factorial Validity of the Personality Adjective Checklist in a Dutch-Speaking Sample |
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| Authors: | Joke Van den Broeck Leen Bastiaansen Gina Rossi Eva Dierckx Kalina Mikolajczak-Degrauwe Joeri Hofmans |
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| Institution: | 1. Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Department of Clinical and Lifespan Psychology , Vrije Universiteit Brussels , Belgium;2. Faculty of Economic, Social and Political Sciences, and Solvay Business School , Vrije Universiteit Brussels , Belgium;3. Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Work and Organizational Psychology , Vrije Universiteit Brussels , Belgium |
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| Abstract: | We examined the factorial structure of the Dutch version of the Personality Adjective Checklist (PACL–D) in a Belgian sample of 3,012 community-dwelling adults. Exploratory factor analyses revealed a 5-factor structure (Neurotic, Aggressive/Dominant, Introverted vs. Extraverted, Conscientious, and Cooperative), that showed considerable overlap with 3 of the Big Five factors (i.e., Neuroticism, Extraversion, and Conscientiousness). Moreover, the 5-factor structure closely resembled the structure found in the original American PACL and was equivalent across gender and age. |
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