title: A NEO-PI-R short form for older adults.
abstract: This article reports on the construction and examination of a 120 item version (NEO-PI-R-SF) of the Dutch/Belgian NEO-Personality Inventory-Revised (NEO-PI-R). The item selection was based on criteria of appropriateness for older adults and psychometric contribution. The factor structure of the NEO-PI-R-SF proved highly equivalent to the parent instrument, indicating concordant validity. Coefficients alpha were generally lower due to the reduction of items. When assessed in a new sample of older adults (N=794), the factor structure of the NEO-PI-R-SF proved replicable, except for the facet scales A1: Trust and A3: Altruism. Coefficients alpha for the domain scales were satisfactory, while the coefficients alpha for the facet scales were marginal to satisfactory and below those found in two adult samples (N=1305 and N=682). It was concluded that the NEO-PI-R-SF may be a time-saving alternative for research when a fine-grained description of personality among older adults is required.
authors.affiliation: Department of Old Age Psychiatry, GGz Centraal, Amersfoort, The Netherlands. b.mooi@ggzcentraal.nl
authors.forename: Bianca
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mooi
authors.forename: Hannie C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Comijs
authors.forename: Filip
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: De Fruyt
authors.forename: Dineke
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: De Ritter
authors.forename: Hans A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Hoekstra
authors.forename: Aartjan T F
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Beekman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010555:Personality Inventory; D025341:Principal Component Analysis; D011594:Psychometrics; D055815:Young Adult