TY - JOUR
T1 - Cross-cultural personality assessment in psychiatric populations
T2 - The NEO-PI-R in the People's Republic of China
AU - Yang, Jian
AU - McCrae, Robert R.
AU - Costa, Paul T.
AU - Dai, Xiaoyang
AU - Yao, Shuqiao
AU - Cai, Taisheng
AU - Gao, Beiling
PY - 1999/9
Y1 - 1999/9
N2 - The Revised NEO Personality Inventory (NEO-PI-R) is measure of the 5- factor model developed on volunteer samples in the United States. To examine its validity in a non-Western, psychiatric sample, an existing Chinese translation was modified for use in the People's Republic of China (PRC). The instrument was administered to 2,000 psychiatric-in- and outpatients at 13 sites throughout the PRC. Internal consistency was low for some facet scales, but retest reliability was adequate and the hypothesized factor structure was clearly recovered. Correlations with age California Psychological Inventory scales, and spouse ratings supported the validity of NEO-PI-R scales, and diagnostic subgroups showed meaningful personality profiles. The 5-factor model appears to be useful for the assessment of personality among Chinese psychiatric patients.
AB - The Revised NEO Personality Inventory (NEO-PI-R) is measure of the 5- factor model developed on volunteer samples in the United States. To examine its validity in a non-Western, psychiatric sample, an existing Chinese translation was modified for use in the People's Republic of China (PRC). The instrument was administered to 2,000 psychiatric-in- and outpatients at 13 sites throughout the PRC. Internal consistency was low for some facet scales, but retest reliability was adequate and the hypothesized factor structure was clearly recovered. Correlations with age California Psychological Inventory scales, and spouse ratings supported the validity of NEO-PI-R scales, and diagnostic subgroups showed meaningful personality profiles. The 5-factor model appears to be useful for the assessment of personality among Chinese psychiatric patients.
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U2 - 10.1037/1040-3590.11.3.359
DO - 10.1037/1040-3590.11.3.359
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0032862580
SN - 1040-3590
VL - 11
SP - 359
EP - 368
JO - Psychological Assessment
JF - Psychological Assessment
IS - 3
ER -