Developing the Five big Factors of Personality Scale According to Andrich Estimating Ladder Model (ARSM) among Students at Jazan University

Abstract

The aim of the current research is to develop the five big factors of personality scale prepared by (Costa & McCrae) translated by (Al-Ansari, 2002), and it consists of (60) items according to Andrich estimating ladder model as one of the advanced models of theory of response to the paragraph and relevance gradual for such types of scales. The scale was applied on a sample consisting of (600) male and female students (222) male, (378) female) from Jazan University, selected by stratified random method. The results showed that (53) items matched the assumptions of the Andrich Estimation Scale Model (ARSM). The results also showed the accuracy of the scale dimensions in estimating levels of individuals on the various features that compose it, as well as accuracy in estimating the parameter of the paragraphs. The results also showed that the scale, in its final form (53 items), has appropriate psychometric properties. The results also show that there are no differences in the five big factors of personality scale according to variables gender and specialized.