Evaluation of the five major factors of personality: A comparison of the psychometric characteristics of The NEO- Five Factor Inventory, The Big Five Inventory (BFI) among university students

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Assistant Professor of Mental Health - Department of Mental Health - Faculty of Education - Suez Canal University

Abstract

The current research aims to study and evaluate the five major factors of a personality, by comparing the psychometric properties of the list of five factors of personality, and the list of the largest five among university students.
The current research problem was the following question: Are there differences between the list of the five factors of a personality, and the list of the five greatest, in the five factors of the personality? To achieve this goal, the researcher has codified the list of the five factors of personality and the list of the five largest. Especially among university students. The sample of the study consisted of 537 students (446 females and 91 males), students of the Faculty of Education, Suez Canal University.
 Previous studies were presented through five axes: a study on personality theory, a study on the model of the five factors of personality, a study on measuring the five major factors of personality, a study on the list of the five factors of personality, and a study on the list of five major.
As for the search results, they were as follows:
- There are statistically significant differences between, The Five Factor Inventory (FFI), The Big Five Inventory (BFI) in the neurotic dimension of a sample of university students.
- There are statistically significant differences between, The Five Factor Inventory (FFI), The Big Five Inventory (BFI) in the extroversion dimension of a sample of university students.
- There are statistically significant differences between, The Five Factor Inventory (FFI), The Big Five Inventory (BFI) in the acceptability admission of a sample of university students.
- There are statistically significant differences between, The Five Factor Inventory (FFI), The Big Five Inventory (BFI) in the opening to experience of a sample of university students.
- There are statistically significant differences between, The Five Factor Inventory (FFI), The Big Five Inventory (BFI) in the dimension of consiousness in a sample of university students.

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