Abstract
This research was aimed at constructing a generalized scale measuring Chinese personality structure. The hang-ups and potential disservices of directly applying Western Scales to Chinese subjects were firstly clarified. According to systematic research on Chinese personality adjectives under the “lexical hypothesis” of personality research, the Chinese Personality structure was established by Yang & Wang (1999) and confirmed in recent researches, The Chinese Personality Scale (QZPS) was constructed under this clearly defined theory on Chinese personality. More than 1600 items were written from describing the characteristics of each personality adjective and were rated by over 2000 subjects in four separated questionnaires, 409 items were selected. Then, more than 1000 subjects rated each item and analysis indicated that QZPS was consisted of 215 items, measuring Chinese personality with seven dimensions and eighteen secondary factors. The seven dimensions were described as: (1) extroversion, (2) good-heartedness, (3) emotionality, (4) talent, (5) interpersonal relations, (6) diligence, and (7) honesty.
| Keywords: | personality structure; Chinese Personality Assessment Scale (QZPS); scale construction |
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