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The structure of Turkish trait-descriptive adjectives
1Edebiyat Fakultesi, Ege Universitesi, Izmir, Turkiye. osomer@edebiyat.ege.edu.tr
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
|April 2, 1999
Summary
This study explored Turkish personality structure, finding the Big Five factors. Evaluative homogeneity in samples influenced factor correlations, replicating and extending prior English trait research.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Cross-cultural psychology
- Personality psychology
Background:
- The structure of personality traits is a key area in psychology.
- Previous research, notably by Peabody and Goldberg (1989), examined trait structures using English terms.
- Cross-cultural validation of personality structures is essential for generalizability.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the structure of Turkish personality-related variables.
- To test the influence of target evaluative homogeneity versus heterogeneity on factor structures.
- To replicate and extend findings from English trait term studies in a Turkish context.
Main Methods:
- Two separate studies were conducted using different data sets.
- Turkish personality-related variables were analyzed.
- Factor analysis was employed to determine the underlying structure.
Main Results:
- Clear versions of the Big Five factor structure were identified in both studies.
- Virtually orthogonal factors of relatively equal size emerged in homogeneous samples.
- A more correlated set of factors, with prominent Agreeableness and Conscientiousness dimensions, was found in heterogeneous samples.
Conclusions:
- The Big Five factor structure is evident in Turkish personality variables.
- Target evaluative homogeneity significantly impacts the resulting factor structure.
- Findings support and extend the conclusions of Peabody and Goldberg (1989) to the Turkish language.