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[The Six Factor Test--a personality questionnaire for clinical practice and research]
T Drieling1, H Hecht, D von Zerssen
1Abt. Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Universitätsklinik Freiburg, Freiburg. tobias_drieling@psyallg.ukl.uni-freiburg.de
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|June 23, 2006
Summary
The Six Factor Test (SFT) reliably assesses personality in clinical and control groups, with strong validity for neuroticism, extraversion, and conscience. However, openness and agreeableness scales showed lower reliability.
Area of Science:
- Psychometrics
- Personality Assessment
- Clinical Psychology
Context:
- The Six Factor Test (SFT) is a personality questionnaire designed to assess the "big five" personality traits plus piety.
- Its utility is evaluated in patients with mental disorders, their relatives, and healthy controls.
Purpose:
- To examine the reliability and validity of the SFT in a diverse sample.
- To assess the SFT's suitability for personality assessment in clinical and non-clinical populations.
Summary:
- The SFT demonstrated replicable factorial structure and moderate to high concurrent validity.
- Internal consistency was acceptable, except for "openness" and "agreeableness". Retest reliability was high, barring "openness".
- Patients differed from controls in neuroticism and "openness", which predicted psychiatric disorder onset.
Impact:
- The SFT is a concise and effective tool for personality assessment in clinical settings and general populations.
- The study highlights the SFT's strengths in measuring core personality traits like neuroticism, extraversion, and conscience.
- Limitations in the reliability of "openness" and "agreeableness" scales suggest caution in their interpretation.
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