Equivalence and faking issues of the aggression questionnaire and the conditional reasoning test for aggression in Korean and American samples

Cross-culture;Implicit personality;Aggression;Measurement invariance;Korea

Lee, Hye Joo ; Psychology

University:Georgia Institute of Technology

Department:Psychology

关键词: Cross-culture;    Implicit personality;    Aggression;    Measurement invariance;    Korea;   

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美国|英语

来源: SMARTech Repository

【 摘 要 】

Researchers have raised concerns about measurement equivalence in comparing personalities across cultures using personality assessments.The self-reported personality measurements often do not assess the same construct, trigger different response styles (i.e., extreme response style), or use behavioral exemplars that are inappropriate across cultures (Byrne&Watkins, 2003; Chen, 2008; Poortinga, van de Vijber,&van Hermert, 2002, van de Vijver&Leung, 1997).James et al. (2005) developed a new measurement system for aggression that is different from traditional personality assessment.It is referred to as the Conditional Reasoning Test for Aggression (CRT-A).The CRT-A is an indirect measure for assessing unconscious motives to be aggressive that was developed in the USA.It has not been studied with people from different cultures.Study 1 investigated the equivalences of the Aggression Questionnaire (AQ) and the CRT-A by administering both to groups of Americans (n=432) and Koreans (n=363).Results based on the exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses and DIF analyses showed that the AQ and CRT-A are not invariant across these cultures.Study 2 replicated LeBreton et al.(2007) study regarding faking issues of the CRT-A with the Korean population.Study 2 found that on the CRT-A, Koreans were able to identify aggressive alternatives when they were told to do so, and Korean students and employees did not score differently on the CRT-A.Implications and future directions of the study are discussed herein.