Abertura e intelecto são construtos válidos e confiáveis? : uma investigação psicométrica

Abstract

Openness and Intellect have been proposed as two distinct personality constructs located between the broad Openness/Intellect domain and its facets. Although they have shown to be useful in clarifying the associations between Openness/Intellect and different variables, their factor structure has not been empirically supported. This study a) adapted the Openness and Intellect scales for the Brazilian context and b) tested the factor structure of these scales using robust statistical techniques in two Brazilian samples (n = 750 and n = 612). Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) did not support the original second-order model. Instead, a bifactor model with a general and two specific factors presented the best fit to the data. Evidence of validity and reliability for the Openness and Intellect aspects is presented and theoretical implications of these results are discussed.