Evaluation of Zuckerman-Kuhlman Personality Questionnaire-50-CC in Serbian culture

Dušanka Mitrović; Petar Čolović; Snežana Smederevac

doi:10.19090/pp.2009.3.217-230

Authors

Dušanka Mitrović Department of Psychology, University of Novi Sad, Serbia
Petar Čolović Department of Psychology, University of Novi Sad, Serbia
Snežana Smederevac Department of Psychology, University of Novi Sad, Serbia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.19090/pp.2009.3.217-230

Keywords:

alternative FFM, ZKPQ-5-CC, cross-cultural replicability, PEN model

Abstract

The main purpose of this research was to evaluate dimensions of the Zuckerman-Kuhlman Personality Questionnaire-50-CC (ZKPQ-50-CC) in the Serbian culture in the light of some of the basic assumptions of the alternative five-factor model – the cross-cultural stability, construct validity and heritability. The study had two parts. The aim of the first study is to evaluate the replicability of the alternative FFM in a Serbian sample (N = 1155). Three structural models were tested using confirmatory factor analysis. The model which included correlated dimensions and four omitted items showed the best fit. The second study, conducted on a sample of 200 participants (90 male and 110 female), was set to test several models of relations between the alternative FFM and Eysenck's PEN model. Four models were tested using the structural equation modeling. The best- fitting model included three latent dimensions, which corresponded to PEN dimensions.