Page No.17-25
Kamlesh Singh
Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi
Little is known about the effectiveness and validity of the revised NEO personality
inventory (NEO-PI-R) for identifying the personality traits of the big five in Indian
context on students’ sample. The main objectives of this study were to examine
the replicability of the five-factor model and to establish external validity for
personality traits in this population. A total of 205 technology students completed
the NEO-PI-R, Emotional intelligence scale and Oxford Happiness Questionnaire.
Using principal component analysis with varimax rotation, the dimensions of
personality in the Indian students sample clearly replicate the five-factor structure
for N,C, and A except A5 facet. Whereas, O and E did not get high loading of
their all facets. Psychometric properties of NEO-PI-R have been discussed in
this paper
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