Development of the Zuckerman–Kuhlman–Aluja Personality Questionnaire (ZKA–PQ): A Factor/Facet Version of the Zuckerman–Kuhlman Personality Questionnaire (ZKPQ)

Abstract

The development of a new 200-item questionnaire based on the theoretical constructs of the alternative Five-factor model of personality is described. We developed the Zuckerman–Kuhlman–Aluja Personality Questionnaire (ZKA–PQ) from an initial pool of 537 items. Its final version includes 5 factors with 4 facets per factor and 10 items per facet. Internal consistencies were adequate particularly for the factors. The 1 factor confirmatory factor analyses showed satisfactory goodness-of-fit indexes, but not for the 5 factor simple structure. When incorporating the secondary loadings and the correlated error terms, the model fit improved. A multigroup analysis showed gender differences for the factors Sensation Seeking, Neuroticism, Aggressiveness, and Activity for the Spanish-speaking sample but only for Aggressiveness in the English-speaking sample. We assessed the convergent and discriminant validity of the ZKA–PQ by inspecting correlations with shortened versions of the Revised NEO Personality Inventory (Costa & McCrae, 1992) and Temperament and Character Inventory–Revised (Cloninger, 1999) in 2 independent and additional samples. This new instrument may be useful for basic and applied research, including normal personality, psychobiology of personality, personality and clinical disorders, and industrial-organizational psychology.

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Acknowledgments

This research was supported by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (PSI2008-00924/PSIC). This research was performed within the framework of DURSI’ Consolidated Group 2009 SGR 809. We thank A. H. Buss and D. R. Lynam for their permission to use the Aggression Questionnaire and UPPS items in the initial item pool and the items selected for inclusion in the ZKA–PQ.

Notes

¹A copy of the ZKA–PQ with the scoring key is provided in the Appendix. Its use is free for any interested researchers, except for commercial use. The scale authors would appreciate advance notification of any use and information of the results when the research is completed.