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KMID : 0605620100170010015
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Journal of Korean Society of Biological Psychiatry
2010 Volume.17 No. 1 p.15 ~ p.25
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Standardization and validation of Big Five Inventory-Korean Version (BFI-K) in Elders
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Kim Seon-Young
Kim Jae-Min
Yoo Joon-An
Bae Kyung-Yeol
Kim Sung-Wan
Yang Su-Jin
Shin Il-Seon
Yoon Jin-Sang
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Abstract
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Objective : Big Five Inventory(BFI) and Big Five Inventory-10(BFI-10) are widely used instruments for the evaluation of personality in various cultures, while they have not been formally validated in Korea. This study aimed to develop the Korean versions of BFI (BFI-K) and BFI 10 (BFI-K-10) with a Korean elderly population.
Method: Study sample consisted of 1038 community dwelling elders. BFI-K and BFI-K-10 were administered. For the reliability analyses, scores on Guttmans’ split half and Cronbach’s α were estimated. For the validity analyses, Korean version of Geriatric Depression Scale (KGDS) and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) were investigated.
Results: The reliability of the BFI-K was good (Guttmans’ split half=0.59~0.78, Cronbach’s α=0.52~0.75). Scores on the BFI-K-10 were significantly correlated with the scores on BFI-K. Scores on the BFI-K and BFI-K-10 were significantly correlated with the scores on KGDS and STAI.
Conclusion: Both BFI-K and BFI-K-10 might be reliable and valid instruments to evaluate the personality in Korean community elders. BFI-K-10 is short and easy to be administered, and therefore it would be very convenient to use.
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KEYWORD
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Big Five Inventory, Personality, Reliability, Validity, Elderly
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