title: Drive: Theory and Construct Validation.
abstract: This article explicates the theory of drive and describes the development and validation of two measures. A representative set of drive facets was derived from an extensive corpus of human attributes (Study 1). Operationalised using an International Personality Item Pool version (the Drive:IPIP), a three-factor model was extracted from the facets in two samples and confirmed on a third sample (Study 2). The multi-item IPIP measure showed congruence with a short form, based on single-item ratings of the facets, and both demonstrated cross-informant reliability. Evidence also supported the measures' convergent, discriminant, concurrent, and incremental validity (Study 3). Based on very promising findings, the authors hope to initiate a stream of research in what is argued to be a rather neglected niche of individual differences and non-cognitive assessment.
authors.affiliation: London Psychometric Laboratory, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Alex B
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2411-9826
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Siegling
authors.affiliation: London Psychometric Laboratory, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: K V
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Petrides
mesh_terms: D004328:Drive; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009042:Motivation; D010551:Personality; D010552:Personality Assessment; D025341:Principal Component Analysis; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results