Abstract
This data set comprises of scores of 8,954 psychology freshmen from the University of Amsterdam (1982-2007) on the ‘Vijf PersoonlijkheidsFactoren Test’ or 5PFT developed by Elshout and Akkerman, which is an instrument to measure the Big Five personality factors Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Neuroticism, and Openness to Experience. Data were collected during the yearly freshmen-testing program from 1982-2007 and include scores at the level of 70 items that can be used in studies of psychometrics and the nature of personality.
Highlights
(1) Background The ‘Vijf PersoonlijkheidsFactoren Test’ or 5PFT was developed by Elshout and Akkerman[1] in the 1970s and is one of the first personality tests that is aimed to measure the Big Five Personality Factors Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Neuroticism, and Openness to Experience
Smits et al.[2] studied cohort differences from 1982 to 2007 and the data from that study are hereby made available for others to conduct studies of the nature of selfreported personality factors
Sample Psychology freshmen (N = 9,070) aged 18-25 from the University of Amsterdam from the years 1982-2007 participated for course credit
Summary
(1) Background The ‘Vijf PersoonlijkheidsFactoren Test’ or 5PFT was developed by Elshout and Akkerman[1] in the 1970s and is one of the first personality tests that is aimed to measure the Big Five Personality Factors Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Neuroticism, and Openness to Experience. 1 Compiled data and conducted analyses of JPSP paper, University of Groningen 2 Conducted analyses of JPSP paper, University of Amsterdam Smits et al.[2] studied cohort differences from 1982 to 2007 and the data from that study are hereby made available for others to conduct studies of the (psychometric modelling of) nature of selfreported personality factors.
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