title: Evaluating the invariance of the factor structure of the EPQ-R-N among adolescents.
abstract: We examined the factor structure of the Neuroticism scale of the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ-R-N; S. B. G. Eysenck, Eysenck & Barrett, 1985) and its factor invariance across sex and racial/ethnic groups in a sample of 1,979 adolescents. Using confirmatory factor analyses, we compared a hierarchical model to previous models of the EPQ-R-N and to single-factor and 3-factor structures. The hierarchical factor structure in which a general factor coexists with 3 group factors (depression, social concerns, and worry) was superior to alternative models. The general factor accounted for more than 60% of the variance in EPQ-R-N total scores and was invariant across sex and ethnicity. The 3 group factors varied across ethnicity and sex. We discuss the implications of these findings for conceptualization and assessment of neuroticism using the EPQ-R-N.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Northwestern University, USA. nmor@mscc.huji.ac.il
authors.forename: Nilly
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mor
authors.forename: Richard E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Zinbarg
authors.forename: Michelle G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Craske
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mineka
authors.forename: Amanda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Uliaszek
authors.forename: Raphael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rose
authors.forename: James W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Griffith
authors.forename: Allison M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Waters
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D006801:Humans; D009497:Neurotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000208:ethnology; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012649:Self Concept; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires