A correlated traits, correlated methods model for thin-slice child personality assessment

Jennifer L Tackett; Jonas W B Lang; Kristian E Markon; Kathrin Herzhoff

doi:10.1037/pas0000635

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A correlated traits, correlated methods model for thin-slice child personality assessment

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A correlated traits, correlated methods model for thin-slice child personality assessment

Jennifer L Tackett, Jonas W B Lang, Kristian E Markon and Kathrin Herzhoff

Psychological assessment, Vol.31(4), pp.545-556

04/2019

DOI: 10.1037/pas0000635

PMID: 30869957

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Abstract

Recent research has illustrated the utility and accuracy of a thin-slice (TS) approach to child personality assessment, whereby unacquainted observers provide personality ratings of children after exposure to brief behavioral episodes. The current study sought to expand on this approach by exploring formal multitrait-multimethod (MTMM) models for child TS data comprising ratings from a comprehensive set of TS situations. Results using data from a sample of 326 community children 9-10 years of age indicated that a correlated traits, correlated methods (CTCM) model can be used to represent individual differences in children's behavior as manifest across different situations. Indicator variables derived from a CTCM differentially correlated with traditional parental ratings of behavior, moreover, and provide predictive and incremental validity regarding child competencies and behavior. Results illustrate the utility of a TS approach in the assessment of childhood personality and inform understanding of issues encountered in applying different MTMM models to these types of empirical data. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).

Child

Child Behavior

Female

Humans

Individuality

Male

Models, Psychological

Observation

Personality

Personality Assessment

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Title: Subtitle: A correlated traits, correlated methods model for thin-slice child personality assessment
Creators: Jennifer L Tackett - Department of Psychology
Jonas W B Lang - Department of Personnel Management, Work and Organizational Psychology
Kristian E Markon - Department of Psychology
Kathrin Herzhoff - Department of Psychology
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Psychological assessment, Vol.31(4), pp.545-556
DOI: 10.1037/pas0000635
PMID: 30869957
NLM abbreviation: Psychol Assess
ISSN: 1040-3590
eISSN: 1939-134X
Grant note: Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
Language: English
Date published: 04/2019
Academic Unit: Psychological and Brain Sciences
Record Identifier: 9984627236902771

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