The Big Five as states: How useful is the five-factor model to describe intraindividual variations over time?

被引:151
作者
Borkenau, P
Ostendorf, F
机构
[1] Martin Luther Univ, Inst Psychol, D-06099 Halle, Germany
[2] Univ Bielefeld, D-4800 Bielefeld, Germany
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10.1006/jrpe.1997.2206
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 [教育学]; 0402 [心理学];
摘要
This study investigated the similarity between the factor structure of longitudinal variations in states and the factor structure of individual differences in traits. On 90 consecutive days, 22 students self-administered 30 self-report items that were markers of the Big Five. Most participants showed good discrimination among the 90 measurement occasions. Correlations were computed between items across measurement occasions. These P-correlations were factored, and the factor matrices were target rotated toward a reference factor structure of individual differences, using orthogonal Procrustes rotations. A substantial match was obtained between the factor structure of longitudinal correlations that had been averaged across participants and the factor structure of individual differences. For individual participants, this factor match was worse. It is concluded that the Big Five are useful to describe longitudinal variations in states. A sharp distinction between the five-factor model and the trait approach is recommended. (C) 1998 Academic Press.
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