Exploring the nature of evaluative person descriptors through scale development

Simms, Leonard J.; Yufik, Tom; Thomas, Jeffrey; Simms, Ericka Nus

doi:10.1016/j.jrp.2008.04.003

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“…Thus, for most EPDQ scales and all BFI scales, self-informant agreement does not appear to vary as a function of informant wording type. Also, consistent with previously reported data (Simms et al, 2008), the BFI scales generally yielded stronger self-informant correlations than did the EPDQ scales. Finally, it is notable that the within-informant correlations between TIW and MPIW varied across scales: PV and its subscales ( r s ranged from .54 to .64) yielded generally lower TIW–MPIW correlations than did Depravity, Oddity, and all BFI scales ( r s ranged from .74 to .85).…”

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“…The EPDQ (Simms et al, 2008) is a 48-item measure designed to measure and elaborate the evaluative dimensions of the Big Seven model. It uses a 5-point Likert scale (1 = disagree strongly ; 5 = agree strongly ) and includes broad scales tapping PV, Depravity (akin to the NV dimension of the Big Seven model) and Oddity, as well as several lower-order facets of PV: Distinction, Intellect, Attractiveness, and Self-worth.…”

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“…Consider, for example, a different set of self-report items that were designed to tap a range of evaluative personality characteristics (Simms, Yufik, Thomas, & Simms, 2008): (x) ‘I have a sharp mind,’ (y) ‘My life lacks meaning and purpose’ and (z) ‘I am a beautiful person.’ In this case, traditional informant translations—(x’) ‘He has a sharp mind,’ (y’) ‘Her life lacks meaning and purpose’ and (z’) ‘She is a beautiful person,’ respectively—do not appear to tap the self-perceptual processes that were implicit in the self-report items. Rather, translations focusing on the informant’s perception of the target’s selfperception—(x”) ‘ He thinks that he has a sharp mind,’ (y”) ‘ She believes that her life lacks meaning and purpose’ and (z”) ‘ She sees herself as a beautiful person,’ respectively—may more directly tap the personality-relevant variance intended by the self-report items and their parent constructs.…”

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Little attention typically is paid to the way self-report measures are translated for use in self-informant agreement studies. We studied two possible methods for creating informant measures: (a) the traditional method in which self-report items were translated from the first- to the third-person and (b) an alternative meta-perceptual method in which informants were directed to rate their perception of the targets’ self-perception. We hypothesized that the latter method would yield stronger self-informant agreement for evaluative personality dimensions measured by indirect item markers. We studied these methods in a sample of 303 undergraduate friendship dyads. Results revealed mean-level differences between methods, similar self-informant agreement across methods, stronger agreement for Big Five dimensions than for evaluative dimensions, and incremental validity for meta-perceptual informant rating methods. Limited power reduced the interpretability of several sparse acquaintanceship effects. We conclude that traditional informant methods are appropriate for most personality traits, but meta-perceptual methods may be more appropriate when personality questionnaire items reflect indirect indicators of the trait being measured, which is particularly likely for evaluative traits.

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“…However, it is notable that PV and NV are temporally stable and can be consensually rated in friendship dyads (Simms, Yufik, Thomas, & E. N. Simms, 2008; Simms, Zelazny, Yam, & Gros, in press), which supports their status as personality constructs. Moreover, most criticisms of the Big Seven model are based on studies using limited sets of Big Five and Big Seven markers.…”

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“…PV and NV also were measured three times each using (a) the PV and NV scales of the IPC-7, (b) the PV and Depravity scales of the Evaluative Person Descriptors Questionnaire (EPDQ; Simms, Yufik, Thomas, & E. N. Simms, 2008), and (c) the IPIP markers of Saucier’s (1997) Attractiveness and NV factors. Finally, self-reported PD diagnoses as well as PD-relevant personality traits were measured using the Schedule for Nonadaptive and Adaptive Personality-2 nd Edition (SNAP-2; Clark, Simms, Wu, & Casillas, in press).…”

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Incremental validity of positive and negative valence in predicting personality disorder.

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The Big Seven model of personality includes five dimensions similar to the Big Five model as well as two evaluative dimensions—Positive Valence (PV) and Negative Valence (NV)—which reflect extremely positive and negative person descriptors, respectively. Recent theory and research have suggested that PV and NV predict significant variance in personality disorder (PD) above that predicted by the Big Five, but firm conclusions have not been possible because previous studies have been limited to only single measures of PV, NV, and the Big Five traits. In the present study, we replicated and extended previous findings using three markers of all key constructs—including PV, NV, and the Big Five—in a diverse sample of 338 undergraduates. Results of hierarchical multiple regression analyses revealed that PV incrementally predicted Narcissistic and Histrionic PDs above the Big Five and that NV non-specifically incremented the prediction of most PDs. Implications for dimensional models of personality pathology are discussed.

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A hybrid model of social phobia: an analysis of social anxiety and related symptoms of anxiety

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The categorical underpinnings of the current diagnostic nomenclature have been the subject of repeated criticism. Recently, researchers have proposed several alternatives to the current system, including hybrid models of combined diagnostic categories and symptom dimensions. In the present study, we investigated the symptoms associated with a hybrid model of social phobia. The study included (a) the development of the initial set of symptom dimensions, generation of an item pool, and review by an expert panel, and (b) data collection and component analysis of the item pool to determine the structure of the symptoms. Six separate theoretically relevant symptom dimensions were identified. Implications of these findings on the development of a new hybrid model of social phobia were discussed.

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Exploring the nature of evaluative person descriptors through scale development

Cited by 13 publications

References 37 publications

Self‐informant agreement for personality and evaluative person descriptors: Comparing methods for creating informant measures

Self‐informant agreement for personality and evaluative person descriptors: Comparing methods for creating informant measures

Incremental validity of positive and negative valence in predicting personality disorder.

A hybrid model of social phobia: an analysis of social anxiety and related symptoms of anxiety

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