Validation of the short form of the Zuckerman–Kuhlman–Aluja Personality Questionnaire (ZKA-PQ/SF)

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Authors

1 M.A. student of epidemiology, Faculty of Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

2 Associate Professor of Epidemiology, research Center for Addiction Research and Risky Behaviors (ReCARB), Institute of Mental Health Research, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

3 Assistant Professor of Biostatistics, Department of Biostatistics, School of Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

4 Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology, Department of Addiction, Faculty of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health (Tehran Institute of Psychiatry), Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

5 M.A. student of health education, Faculty of Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Introduction: The purpose of this research was to investigate the psychometric properties and factor structure of the short form of the Zuckerman–Kuhlman–Aluja Personality Questionnaire.
Method: This is descriptive-psychometric research. The sample included 1093 (562 female and 531 male) university students and employees of the province who were tested in the year of 2017-18. The data collection tools were the short form of the Zuckerman–Kuhlman–Aluja personality questionnaire (ZKA-PQ/SF), the HEXACO-60 scale of personality, and the short dark triad questionnaire (SD3). Data analysis was performed by SPSS20, Amos software using descriptive ‎and inferential statistics (confirmatory factor analysis, Alpha Cronbach, test retest, Pearson ‎correlation). ‎
Results: Cronbach's alpha coefficient for the factors ranged from 0.784-0.880. The reliability of the test retest was 0.751 for the whole questionnaire and was 0.748-0.788 for the factors. There weas no significant difference between males and females with respect to the mean scores of factors, except for sensation seeking factor which was significantly higher in females. There was a poor convergent and divergent validity between ZKA questionnaire with two SD3 and HEXACO questionnaires. The results showed that the confirmatory factor analysis in the indices finally obtained an appropriate fit of the model.
Discussion and conclusion: The short five-factor version of the personality questionnaire (ZKA) has an appropriate psychometric property between university students and employees. This questionnaire could be used for research purposes, according to its appropriate psychometric properties.

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