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Terracciano, A. (2003). The Italian Version of the NEO PI-R: Conceptual and Empirical Support for the Use of Targeted Rotation. Personality And Individual Differences. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0191-8869(03)00035-7
Earlier cross-cultural research on replicability of the Revised NEO Personality Inventory (NEO-PI-R) suggested that personality trait structure is universal, but a recent study using an Italian translation has challenged this position. The present article reexamines the psychometric properties of the Italian NEO-PI-R and discusses the importance of orthogonal Procrustes rotation when the replicability of complex factor structures is tested. The arguments are supported by data from a slightly modified translation of the NEO-PI-R, which was administered to 575 Italian subjects. These data show a close replication of the American normative factor structure when targeted rotation is used. Further, the validity of the Italian NEO-PI-R is supported by external correlates, such as demographic variables (age, sex, education), depression, and affect scales.
Terracciano, A. (2003). The Italian Version of the NEO PI-R: Conceptual and Empirical Support for the Use of Targeted Rotation. Personality And Individual Differences. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0191-8869(03)00035-7
