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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT
Measuring Personality in Business: The General Personality Factor in the Mini IPIP
Author(s): Thomas R. Carretta, Malcolm James Ree, Mark S. Teachout
Citation: Thomas R. Carretta, Malcolm James Ree, Mark S. Teachout, (2012) "Measuring Personality in Business: The General Personality Factor in the Mini IPIP," American Journal of Management, Vol. 12, Iss. 2/3, pp. 81 - 87
Article Type: Research paper
Publisher: North American Business Press
Abstract:
The Mini-IPIP is a 20 item measure of the Big Five personality domains, used in business for preemployment selection. A study was conducted to determine if this short version of the IPIP had a general personality factor as found in longer Big Five measures. A sample of 269 adult males and females was administered the Mini-IPIP. Confirmatory factor analyses examined several models. A single general personality factor (GFP) model fit the data well as did a two factor model (DeYoung, Peterson, & Higgins ,2002; Digman, 1997), and a higher-order general personality factor (GFP) model,(Musek, 2007; Rushton & Irwing, 2008). The current analyses confirmed the general factor. Implications for research and practice are discussed, including a call for investigating the practical application in business and theoretical consistency of the general personality factor.
