Differential Item Functioning Analysis on the Big Five Inventory-2 with Brazilian Adults
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personality, assessement, older adultAbstract
Many instruments are available for assessing the Big Five Factors of personality. However, possible limitations to these tools can be highlighted in the assessment of older adults. In this study, we verified the presence of response bias (DIF) in the Big Five Inventory-2 (BFI-2) due to the respondent's age. A total of 808 adults aged between 17 and 93 years old (M=33.08, SD=19.46) answered the BFI-2. Fifteen items of the BFI-2 were identified with DIF, nine regarding Conscientiousness, four regarding Agreeableness, and two of Neuroticism. We observed a balanced amount of DIF in the BFI-2, either favoring younger people or older people. The items functioned similarly for people under 40 years old and over 60 years old, suggesting justice in assessing respondents' personalities in different life cycle stages. Despite this, some items deserve care during interpretation when answered by older people, and others would benefit from future revision of their wording.
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