The Temperament and Character Inventory-Revised (TCI-R): psychometric characteristics of the French version.
OBJECTIVE
To explore the psychometric characteristics of a modified version of the Cloninger's personality questionnaire, the Temperament and Character Inventory-Revised (TCI-R).


METHODS
A 482-subject sample, including clinical and non-clinical subjects, completed the TCI-R. We performed principal component analyses and explored the factorial structure of the questionnaire, and the internal consistency of each dimension.


RESULTS
The factorial structure of the TCI-R was well defined as expected and similar to those shown with the TCI. Robust factors were obtained for Reward Dependence and Persistence in the TCI-R, even more clearly than in the original TCI. All dimensions obtained higher alpha Cronbach coefficients with the TCI-R than with the TCI. We obtained highly satisfying reliability coefficients in test-retest and TCI/TCI-R comparisons.


CONCLUSIONS
The TCI-R seems to have similar psychometric and feasibility characteristics as those of the initial version, but with significant improvements in terms of factorial structure and internal consistency of most dimensions.
Pelissolo
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Psychiatry Department and CNRS UMR 7593, Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière, AP-HP, Paris, France. antoine.pelissolo@psl.aphp.fr
Mallet
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Baleyte
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JM
Michel
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Cloninger
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Allilaire
J-F
JF
Jouvent
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D000328:Adult; D002605:Character; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D025341:Principal Component Analysis; D011594:Psychometrics; D012016:Reference Values; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013694:Temperament / Q000502:physiology*; D014177:Translations