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  • Computational Psychology
  • Artificial Intelligence

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  • Accurate personality models are vital across numerous research domains.
  • Traditional linear factor analysis (LFA) is the predominant method for constructing these models.
  • LFA's tendency to fragment factors necessitates multi-level organization (factor and facet levels).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the efficacy of Variational Autoencoder (VAE), a deep learning tool, for personality factor extraction.
  • To compare VAE's performance against LFA in exploring personality variable structures.
  • To assess VAE's potential for enhancing exploratory factor analysis in personality research.

Main Methods:

  • Application of VAE to International Personality Item Pool (IPIP) Big 5 and HEXACO datasets.
  • Comparative analysis of factor structures derived from VAE and LFA.
  • Evaluation of factor stability and significance as the number of latent factors increases.

Main Results:

  • LFA exhibited a tendency to subdivide factors into smaller, significant fractions with increasing latent factor numbers.
  • VAE demonstrated superior stability, introducing only noise-like factors after identifying significant ones.
  • VAE elevated certain HEXACO facets to the factor level, indicating a more robust structure.

Conclusions:

  • VAE provides a stable and data-driven method for exploratory factor analysis in personality research.
  • VAE's ability to identify significant factors without excessive fragmentation reduces the need for subsequent facet-level analysis.
  • VAE is anticipated to have broad applications, potentially revolutionizing personality structure exploration.