title: The Chernyshenko Conscientiousness Scales: A New Facet Measure of Conscientiousness.
abstract: The current research sought to validate the Chernyshenko Conscientiousness Scales (CCS), a novel measure designed to assess six facets of conscientiousness. Data from 7,569 U.S. participants and 649 U.K. participants were analyzed to assess the internal reliability and factorial structure of the scales. Test-retest reliability, convergent and divergent validity, and criterion-related validity were also evaluated using a separate U.K. sample (n = 118; n = 80 for test-retest). The results showed that those items designed to measure industriousness, order, self-control, traditionalism, and virtue were best represented by a five-factor structure, broadly consistent with the five scales. However, the content and structure of the responsibility scale requires further investigation. Overall, the CCS has the potential to be a useful alternative to the faceted measures of conscientiousness that are currently available. However, future research is required to refine a number of problematic items and to clarify which facets can be better described as interstitial dimensions between conscientiousness and other Big Five domains.
authors.affiliation: University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
authors.forename: Jessica A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Green
authors.affiliation: University of Leeds, Leeds, UK d.b.oconnor@leeds.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Daryl B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: O'Connor
authors.affiliation: University of Manchester, UK.
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gartland
authors.affiliation: University of Illinois, Champaign, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Brent W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Roberts
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003242:Conscience; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010551:Personality; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D006113:United Kingdom; D014481:United States
keywords: Big Five; International Personality Item Pool; personality; reliability; traits; validity