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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 Ström and Kajsa Asplund

Background

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 Ström
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 Ström
Updated over a week ago

Development

Development of Alva's personality test

Written by Morgan Ström
Updated over a week ago

Estimation of question parameters

How were question characteristics determined?

Written by Morgan Ström
Updated over a week ago

Description of scales

Calculation of personality scores

How are my personality results calculated?

Written by Morgan Ström
Updated over a week ago

Openness

What is Openness and which facets is it made up of?

Written by Morgan Ström
Updated over a week ago

Conscientiousness

What is Conscientiousness and which facets is it made up of?

Written by Morgan Ström
Updated over a week ago

Extraversion

What is Extraversion and which facets does it consist of?

Written by Morgan Ström
Updated over a week ago

Agreeableness

What is Agreeableness and which facets does it consist of?

Written by Morgan Ström
Updated over a week ago

Emotional Stability

What is Emotional Stability and which facets is it made up of?

Written by Morgan Ström
Updated over a week ago

Psychometric properties

Reliability of Alva's personality test

How reliable are scores from the personality test?

Written by Morgan Ström
Updated over a week ago

Construct validity of Alva's personality test

Written by Morgan Ström
Updated over a week ago

Test Information Function

What is the Test Information Function and how much information does Alva's personality test contain?

Written by Morgan Ström
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 Ström
Updated over a week ago

Stability of personality traits

How stable are personality scores across the life span?

Written by Morgan Ström
Updated over a week ago

Precision of personality scores

How accurate are measurements of personality?

Written by Morgan Ström
Updated over a week ago

Faking in Personality Assessments

How are personality results affected by attempts to cheat?

Written by Morgan Ström
Updated over a week ago