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Alva's personality test
Theory, development and psychometric properties behind our personality test
18 articles in this collection
Written by
Morgan Pihl,
Kajsa Asplund,
and
Rafael Coimbra
Technical Manual
Documentation for Alva's Personality Test
Written by
Morgan Pihl
Updated over a week ago
Background
Peer Review
A brief peer review on Alva's Personality Test
Written by
Rafael Coimbra
Updated over a week ago
The Five Factor Model of Personality
Written by
Kajsa Asplund
Updated over a week ago
Normative and ipsative test scores
What does it mean for a test to be normative or ipsative?
Written by
Morgan Pihl
Updated over a week ago
Item Response Theory
What is Item Response Theory and how is it implemented in Alva's personality test?
Written by
Morgan Pihl
Updated over a week ago
Growth factors
The research background of Alva's Growth Factors
Learn more about how we constructed the Growth Factors based on scientific findings
Written by
Kajsa Asplund
Updated over a week ago
Alva's Growth Factors
Introduction to the Growth Factors based on our Five Factor personality test
Written by
Kajsa Asplund
Updated over a week ago
Growth Factors: Drivers
Written by
Kajsa Asplund
Updated over a week ago
Growth Factors: Culture Preferences
Written by
Kajsa Asplund
Updated over a week ago
Growth Factors: Potential roles
Written by
Kajsa Asplund
Updated over a week ago
Development
Calculation of personality scores
How are my personality results calculated?
Written by
Morgan Pihl
Updated over a week ago
Reliability of Alva's personality test
How reliable are scores from the personality test?
Written by
Morgan Pihl
Updated over a week ago
Construct validity of Alva's personality test
How valid are the scores from Alva's personality test?
Written by
Morgan Pihl
Updated over a week ago
Continuous improvements
How Alva's personality test stays best in class
Written by
Morgan Pihl
Updated over a week ago
Frequently Asked Questions
State and trait in personality
How are my personality results affected by my mood?
Written by
Morgan Pihl
Updated over a week ago
Stability of personality traits
How stable are personality scores across the life span?
Written by
Morgan Pihl
Updated over a week ago
Precision of personality scores
How accurate are measurements of personality?
Written by
Morgan Pihl
Updated over a week ago
Faking in Personality Assessments
How are personality results affected by attempts to cheat?
Written by
Morgan Pihl
Updated over a week ago