Table IV. Internal consistency of the...

Table IV.

Internal consistency of the personality traits construct

Domains	Item	Question	Corrected item-total correlation	Cronbach’ α if item deleted
Openness (O): Cronbach’s α value 0.728	3	I don’t like to waste my time daydreaming (R)	−0.189	0.367
	8	I believe that it’s better to stick to your own principles than to be open-minded. (R)	−0.068	0.313
	13	I am intrigued by the patterns I find in art and nature	0.267	0.161
	18	I believe letting students hear controversial speakers can only confuse and mislead them. (R)	0.169	0.206
	23	Poetry has little or no effect on me. (R)	0.161	0.214
	28	I often try new and foreign foods	0.056	0.260
	33	I seldom notice the moods or feelings that different environments produce. (R)	0.143	0.224
	38	I believe we should look to our religious authorities for decisions on moral issues	0.082	0.250
	43	Sometimes when I am reading poetry or looking at a work of art, I feel a chill or wave of excitement	0.309	0.156
	48	I have little interest in speculation on the nature of the universe or the human condition. (R)	0.297	0.153
	53	I have a lot of intellectual curiosity	0.063	0.258
	58	I often enjoy playing with theories or abstract ideas	−0.140	0.354
Extraversion (E): Cronbach’s α value 0.78	2	I like to have a lot of people around me	0.605	0.744
	7	I laugh easily	0.460	0.761
	12	I have felt overpowering joy	−0.442	0.854
	17	I really enjoy talking to people	0.711	0.733
	22	I like to be where the action is	0.383	0.769
	27	I usually prefer to do things alone. (R)	0.274	0.778
	32	I often feel as if I’m bursting with energy	0.689	0.739
	37	I am a cheerful, high spirited person	0.759	0.73
	42	I am not a cheerful optimist. (R)	0.48	0.758
	47	My life is fast-paced	0.289	0.777
	52	I am a active person	0.685	0.739
	57	I would rather go my own way than be a leader of others. (R)	0.484	0.758
Conscientiousness (C) facets: Cronbach’s α value 0.909	5	I keep my belongings neat and clean	0.498	0.908
	10	I’m pretty good about pacing myself so as to get things done on time	0.747	0.897
	15	I’m not a very methodical person. (R)	0.421	0.912
	20	I try to perform all the tasks assigned to me conscientiously	0.737	0.897
	25	I have a clear set of goals and work toward them in an orderly fashion	0.560	0.905
	30	I waste a lot of time before settling down to work. (R)	0.535	0.907
	35	I work hard to accomplish my goals	0.815	0.894
	40	When I make a commitment, I can always be counted on to follow through	0.647	0.901
	45	Sometimes I’m not as dependable or reliable as I should be. (R)	0.555	0.906
	50	I am a productive person who always gets the job done	0.815	0.893
	55	I never seem to be able to get organized. (R)	0.619	0.903
	60	I’m picky about how jobs should be done	0.805	0.894
Neuroticism (N) facets Cronbach’s α is 0.905	1	I am not a worrier (R)	0.442	0.911
Neuroticism (N) facets Cronbach’s α is 0.905	6	I have a low opinion of myself	0.631	0.898
	11	When I’m under a great deal of stress, sometimes I feel like I’m going to pieces	0.768	0.891
	16	I rarely feel lonely or blue. (R)	0.468	0.905
	21	I often feel tense and jittery	0.799	0.899
	26	Sometimes I feel completely worthless	0.617	0.896
	31	I rarely feel fearful or anxious	0.477	0.869
	36	I often get angry at the way people treat me	0.398	0.900
	41	Too often, when things go wrong, I get discouraged and feel like giving up	0.639	0.893
	46	I am seldom sad or depressed. (R)	03531	0.902
	51	I often feel helpless and want someone else to solve my problems	0.728	0.92
	56	At times I have been so ashamed I just wanted to hide	0.739	0.877
Agreeableness facet (A): Cronbach’s α value 0.7637	4	I try to be courteous to everyone I meet	0.718	0.708
	9	I often get into arguments with my family and co-workers. (R)	0.598	0.726
	14	Some people think I’m selfish and egotistical. (R)	0.657	0.717
	19	I would rather cooperate with others than compete with them	0.527	0.731
	24	I believe to be cynical and skeptical of others’ intentions. (R)	0.591	0.722
	29	I believe that most people will take advantage of you if you let them. (R)	0.368	0.75
	34	Most people I know like me	0.518	0.735
	39	Some people think of me as cold and calculating. (R)	0.57	0.728
	44	I’m hard headed and stubborn. (R)	−0.528	0.835
	49	I generally try to be thoughtful and considerate	0.558	0.73
	54	If I don’t like people, I let them know it. (R)	0.051	0.785
	59	If necessary, I am willing to manipulate people to get what I want. (R)	0.385	0.749

Domains	Item	Question	Corrected item-total correlation	Cronbach’ α if item deleted
Openness (O): Cronbach’s α value 0.728	3	I don’t like to waste my time daydreaming (R)	−0.189	0.367
	8	I believe that it’s better to stick to your own principles than to be open-minded. (R)	−0.068	0.313
	13	I am intrigued by the patterns I find in art and nature	0.267	0.161
	18	I believe letting students hear controversial speakers can only confuse and mislead them. (R)	0.169	0.206
	23	Poetry has little or no effect on me. (R)	0.161	0.214
	28	I often try new and foreign foods	0.056	0.260
	33	I seldom notice the moods or feelings that different environments produce. (R)	0.143	0.224
	38	I believe we should look to our religious authorities for decisions on moral issues	0.082	0.250
	43	Sometimes when I am reading poetry or looking at a work of art, I feel a chill or wave of excitement	0.309	0.156
	48	I have little interest in speculation on the nature of the universe or the human condition. (R)	0.297	0.153
	53	I have a lot of intellectual curiosity	0.063	0.258
	58	I often enjoy playing with theories or abstract ideas	−0.140	0.354
Extraversion (E): Cronbach’s α value 0.78	2	I like to have a lot of people around me	0.605	0.744
	7	I laugh easily	0.460	0.761
	12	I have felt overpowering joy	−0.442	0.854
	17	I really enjoy talking to people	0.711	0.733
	22	I like to be where the action is	0.383	0.769
	27	I usually prefer to do things alone. (R)	0.274	0.778
	32	I often feel as if I’m bursting with energy	0.689	0.739
	37	I am a cheerful, high spirited person	0.759	0.73
	42	I am not a cheerful optimist. (R)	0.48	0.758
	47	My life is fast-paced	0.289	0.777
	52	I am a active person	0.685	0.739
	57	I would rather go my own way than be a leader of others. (R)	0.484	0.758
Conscientiousness (C) facets: Cronbach’s α value 0.909	5	I keep my belongings neat and clean	0.498	0.908
	10	I’m pretty good about pacing myself so as to get things done on time	0.747	0.897
	15	I’m not a very methodical person. (R)	0.421	0.912
	20	I try to perform all the tasks assigned to me conscientiously	0.737	0.897
	25	I have a clear set of goals and work toward them in an orderly fashion	0.560	0.905
	30	I waste a lot of time before settling down to work. (R)	0.535	0.907
	35	I work hard to accomplish my goals	0.815	0.894
	40	When I make a commitment, I can always be counted on to follow through	0.647	0.901
	45	Sometimes I’m not as dependable or reliable as I should be. (R)	0.555	0.906
	50	I am a productive person who always gets the job done	0.815	0.893
	55	I never seem to be able to get organized. (R)	0.619	0.903
	60	I’m picky about how jobs should be done	0.805	0.894
Neuroticism (N) facets Cronbach’s α is 0.905	1	I am not a worrier (R)	0.442	0.911
Neuroticism (N) facets Cronbach’s α is 0.905	6	I have a low opinion of myself	0.631	0.898
	11	When I’m under a great deal of stress, sometimes I feel like I’m going to pieces	0.768	0.891
	16	I rarely feel lonely or blue. (R)	0.468	0.905
	21	I often feel tense and jittery	0.799	0.899
	26	Sometimes I feel completely worthless	0.617	0.896
	31	I rarely feel fearful or anxious	0.477	0.869
	36	I often get angry at the way people treat me	0.398	0.900
	41	Too often, when things go wrong, I get discouraged and feel like giving up	0.639	0.893
	46	I am seldom sad or depressed. (R)	03531	0.902
	51	I often feel helpless and want someone else to solve my problems	0.728	0.92
	56	At times I have been so ashamed I just wanted to hide	0.739	0.877
Agreeableness facet (A): Cronbach’s α value 0.7637	4	I try to be courteous to everyone I meet	0.718	0.708
	9	I often get into arguments with my family and co-workers. (R)	0.598	0.726
	14	Some people think I’m selfish and egotistical. (R)	0.657	0.717
	19	I would rather cooperate with others than compete with them	0.527	0.731
	24	I believe to be cynical and skeptical of others’ intentions. (R)	0.591	0.722
	29	I believe that most people will take advantage of you if you let them. (R)	0.368	0.75
	34	Most people I know like me	0.518	0.735
	39	Some people think of me as cold and calculating. (R)	0.57	0.728
	44	I’m hard headed and stubborn. (R)	−0.528	0.835
	49	I generally try to be thoughtful and considerate	0.558	0.73
	54	If I don’t like people, I let them know it. (R)	0.051	0.785
	59	If necessary, I am willing to manipulate people to get what I want. (R)	0.385	0.749

Source: Adapted from NEO Five-Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI-3) by this research

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