Abstract:

This study was realized with the participation of 539 university students in order to adapt short version of International Personality Inventory (IPI) to Turkish and test its reliability and validity. Confirmatory factor analysis, cronbach’s alpha reliability coefficient and classroom corelational test methods were used to analyze the data of the survey to which test-retest method was applied by use of 513 students two weeks later. According to analysis findings the reliability and validity rates of the scale were adequate: Goodness of fit indexes acquired from two confirmatory factor analyses are in harmony with the model. Internal consistency coefficients of subscales of IPI were between .64 and .75; on the other hand the rate for the whole scale was found 0.82. In addition content validity ratio of the scale was  %80 and CVR of all the items was %94 on overage while their Content Validity Index was %97. The factor loadings of confirmatory factor analyses of the scale are between 0.448 and 0.656 for extraversion sub-dimension, 0.408 and 0.606 for emotional stability sub-dimension, 0.387 and 0.629 for conscientiousness sub-dimension , 0.339 and 0.698 for openness to experiences sub-dimension, 0.290 and 0.589 for agreeableness sub-dimension, o.466 and 0.690 for hostility sub-dimension. Depending on these findings it is clear that Turkish adaptation of short version of International Personality Inventory is reliable and valid enough to be used in studies related to the subject.

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