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Multicultural Validation Of The Zuckerman-Kuhlman-Aluja Personality Questionnaire Shortened Form (Zka-Pq/Sf) Across 18 Countries, Anton Aluja, Jérôme Rossier, Barry Oumar, Luis F. Garcia, Adam W. Stivers Jun 2020

Multicultural Validation Of The Zuckerman-Kuhlman-Aluja Personality Questionnaire Shortened Form (Zka-Pq/Sf) Across 18 Countries, Anton Aluja, Jérôme Rossier, Barry Oumar, Luis F. Garcia, Adam W. Stivers

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The aim of this study was to assess the psychometric properties of the Zuckerman–Kuhlman–Aluja Personality Questionnaire shortened form (ZKA-PQ/SF) in 18 cultures and 13 languages of different African, American, Asian, and European cultures and languages. The results showed that the five-factor structure with 20 facets replicated well across cultures with a total congruence coefficient of .97. A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) resulted in adequate fit indices for the five factors based on the comparative fit index (CFI), Tucker–Lewis index (TLI; >.90), and RMSEA (.031-.081). A series of CFA to assess measurement invariance across cultures resulted in adequate CFIs and TLIs …