A Short Version of The Big Five Inventory (BFI-20) : Evidence On Construct Validity

Revista Interamericana de Psicología/Interamerican Journal of Psychology
2021, Vol., 55, No. 1, e1312
A Short Version of the Big Five Inventory (BFI-20):

Evidence on Construct Validity
Valdiney Veloso Gouveia a , Rafaella de Carvalho Rodrigues Araújo a
, Isabel Cristina Vasconcelos de Oliveira a , Marina Pereira
Gonçalves b , Taciano Milfont c , Gabriel Lins de Holanda Coelho 1 d
, Walberto Santos e , Emerson Diógenes de Medeiros f , Ana Karla
Silva Soares g , Renan Pereira Monteiro h , Josemberg Moura de
Andrade i , Thiago Medeiros Cavalcanti j , Bruna da Silva Nascimento
k
, & Rildésia Gouveia l 2
Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brasil. a; Universidade
Federal do Vale do São Francisco, Petrolina, Brasil b; The University of
Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand c; Coláiste na hOllscoile, Corcaigh, Éire
d
; Universidad Federal de Ceará, Fortaleza, Brasil e ; Universidade Federal
do Piauí, Teresina, Brasil f; Universidad Federal de Mato Grosso del Sur,
Campo Grande, Brasil g; Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Cuiabá,
Brasil h; Universidade de Brasília, Brasilia, Brasil i; Colégio Santa Maria,
São Paulo, Brasil j; University of Bath, Bath, England k; University Centre
of João Pessoa, João Pessoa, Brasil l.
ABSTRACT
Several measures were developed in the past decades to measure personality, focusing on the Big Five
Factor Model (BFFM; Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism).
Despite the relevance of their findings in different countries, a shared limitation of such measures is their
length, demanding time from researchers and participants, which might cause boredom or fatigue, biasing
the final results. This research aimed to provide a shorter version for the 44-Item Big Five Inventory (BFI),
through two studies (NTotal = 8,119). The structure was assessed using a range of techniques (e.g., PAF
analysis, Procrustes rotation). The best 20 items (4 per factor) were chosen to compose the final version of
the BFI-20, which presented suitable psychometric evidences across the samples. Thus, due the growing
need for shorter measures without losing their psychometric quality, our findings indicate the adequacy of
the 20-item BFI and its potential applicability in research context.
Keywords personality; big five; bfi; short version
RESUMO
Várias medidas foram desenvolvidas nas últimas décadas para medir a personalidade, focando no Modelo
dos Cinco Grandes Fatores (BFFM; Abertura, Conscienciosidade, Extroversão, Amabilidade e
Neuroticismo). Apesar da relevância de suas descobertas em diferentes países, uma limitação de tais
medidas é o seu tamanho, exigindo tempo de pesquisadores e participantes, o que pode causar tédio ou
fadiga, influenciando os resultados. Esta pesquisa teve como objetivo fornecer uma versão mais curta para
o Big Five Inventory (BFI), de 44 itens, através de dois estudos (NTotal = 8.119). A estrutura foi analisada
usando uma variedade de técnicas (por exemplo, PAF analysis, rotação de Procrustes). Os 20 melhores
itens (4 por fator) foram escolhidos para compor a versão final do BFI-20, que apresentou evidências
psicométricas adequadas nas amostras. Assim, devido à crescente necessidade de medidas mais curtas sem
perder sua qualidade psicométrica, nossos resultados indicam a adequação do BFI de 20 itens e sua
potencial aplicabilidade no contexto da pesquisa.
Palavras-chave personalidade; big five; bfi; psicometria
1
Correspondence about this article should be addressed to Gabriel Lins de Holanda Coelho: linshc@gmail.com
2
Conflicts of Interest: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial
relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.
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VELOSO GOUVEIA, RODRIGUES ARAÚJO, VASCONCELOS DE OLIVEIRA, PEREIRA GONÇALVES,
MILFONT, LINS DE HOLANDA COELHO, SANTOS, DE MEDEIROS, SILVA SOARES, PEREIRA MONTEIRO,
MOURA DE ANDRADE, MEDEIROS CAVALCANTI, DA SILVA NASCIMENTO, & GOUVEIA
Uma versão curta do inventário dos cinco grandes fatores (BFI-20): evidências sobre a
validade da construção
Introduction
Personality traits are stable characteristic patterns of thoughts, feelings and

behaviors of each individual in their interaction with the environment (Dumont, 2010;
Goldberg, 1993; Hall et al., 2000). The Big Five model is the most widely used taxonomy
of personality traits. The Big Five model was developed from the lexical approach that
uses trait-descriptive adjectives to identify the structure of personality traits. The model
proposes the five trait factors of Openness to Experience, Conscientiousness,
Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism (Gurven et al., 2013; John et al., 2008;
McCrae, 2011; Paunonen & Jackson, 2000; Silva & Nakano, 2011; Yarkoni, 2010;
Wright, 2017).
Many psychometric measures have been developed to measure these five
personality factors, comprising different sets of items and assessing directly the factors
or their facets (e.g., Costa Jr. et al., 2001; Schmitt et al., 2007). However, most of the
available measures comprise multiple items. When the inclusion of multiple measures is
necessary in a particular research project or in occasions in which the researcher has
limited time available for data collection, the length of the instruments becomes an issue.
Hence, for certain research purposes long instruments are not desirable, as they cause
fatigue and demotivation to the respondents, making it less likely for them to adhere to
future studies (Credé et al., 2012). As an alternative for extensive instruments, some
researchers have proposed and defended shorter measures of the Big Five factors, which
has increased the number of brief versions for assessing these personality traits (e.g.,
Ames et al., 2006; Denissen et al., 2008; Gosling et al., 2003).
Despite the many advantages of shorter measures of the Big Five, it is important
to note limitations. For instance, the instruments' reliability can be directly and negatively
influenced by the small number of items (Carvalho et al., 2012), short measures might
not represent the construct adequately (Clark & Wilson, 1993; Yarkoni, 2010), and might
lead to poor predictive validity (Credé et al., 2012). When proposing a shortened version
for a personality measure, researchers should conciliate the length of the instrument with
the quality of its psychometric parameters. In the current article, we present an effort to
contribute with the measurement of personality, offering evidences on the construct
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validity (factorial validity and reliability) of a widely used measure for assessing the
NEACO factors: the Big Five Inventory (Benet-Martínez & John, 1998; Schmitt et al.,
2007). This investigation beings with a brief overview of the
The Big Five Factors: Characteristics and Measures
The Big Five can be conceptualized as a hierarchical organization of personality

traits, represented by specific traits clustered within facets which in turn are clustered
within the five main personality dimensions, that indicate a structure in which most traits
can be classified (McRae, 2010; McCrae & John, 1992). The Big Five model is probably
the most accepted model of personality in the literature given its replicability of the five
factors in diverse and cross cultural samples (De Young et al., 2010; McCabe et al., 2013;
Soto & John, 2012). Despite the lack of consensus about the label for the Big Five factors
(Silva & Nakano, 2011), the core of its traits is similar in different approaches (Carvalho
et al., 2012). Thus, each one of the factors is named based on a general trait, encompassing
characteristics and semantics shared by the specific traits that form the corresponding
dimension (Lima, 1997). As noted, the five general traits are Openness to Experience,
Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness and Neuroticism, which are often
abbreviated in the OCEAN acronym. Based on available scholarship (De Young et al.,
2010; Digman, 1990; Goldberg, 1993; McCrae, 1992), these broad personality traits can
be summarized as follows. Openness to experience: Reflects the degree of intellectual
curiosity, creativity, and a preference for novelty and variety; Conscientiousness:
Indicates a tendency to show self-discipline, to act dutifully, and to aim for achievement;
Extraversion: Energy, positive emotions, assertiveness, sociability, the tendency to
seek for stimulation in the company of others, and talkativeness describe this trait;
Agreeableness: Expresses a tendency to be compassionate and cooperative rather than
suspicious and antagonistic towards others; and Neuroticism: Reflects the tendency to
frequently experience unpleasant emotions, such as anger, anxiety, depression,
or vulnerability.
The Big Five personality taxonomy has produced several benefits, including the
ability to better integrate and compare findings from several studies (Parks & Guay,
2009). The benefits of a widely accepted taxonomy of personality traits lead to the
development of several rating instruments in the 1990's (Ostendorf & Angleitner, 1994).
Perhaps the most comprehensive instrument is Costa and McCrae's (1992) 240-item NEO
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Personality Inventory (NEO-PI), which comprises six facet scales for each of the five
factors and ca be completed in an average of 45 min. Another also well-known measure
is Goldberg's (1992) 100-item Trait Descriptive Adjectives (TDA), which also covers
includes facet scales for the five main dimensions and requires around 15 min to be
completed.
Both NEO-PI and TDA are excellent possibilities when clinicians or researchers
have sufficient time to use them. Nevertheless, the everyday circumstances of research
often demand the use of brief instruments with sufficient evidence of face validity and
reliability. Distinct research situations require the availability of validated brief measures,
including Internet-based studies, in large-scale surveys or in longitudinal studies when
multiple questionnaires are used (Gosling et al., 2003). Consequently, shorter instruments
have been proposed, ranging from 5 (Sporrle & Bekk, 2013), to 10 (Gosling et al., 2003),
15 (Lang et al., 2011), 20 (O'Keefe et al., 2012), or 40 (Saucier, 1994) items. However, it
is a great challenge to maintain the psychometric properties of an inventory with fewer
items. For instance, in some cases, the Cronbach's alphas for the five dimensions are
lower than the recommended (e.g., .40 for Agreeableness and .45 for Openness; Gosling
et al., 2003). In the following, we discuss the Big Five Inventory, the measure used in the
present research, with a focus on available brief measures.
The Big Five Inventory
Many instruments for assessing the Big Five model of personality have been
developed based on the pool of items from Goldberg's (1992) 100-item TDA (see, e.g.,
Goldberg et al., 2006; Saucier, 1994). Among these measures, John et al.’s (1991) 44-
items Big Five Inventory (BFI) is one of the most used instruments in studies about
personality and correlates, mainly due to its clear factorial structure, acceptable
coefficients of reliability, and significant convergent validity (Soto & John, 2009).
Indeed, the BFI has been validated in more than 50 countries in all the inhabited
continents, including Brazil, Japan, Lebanon, New Zealand, Poland, South Africa, United
Kingdom, and United States (Schmitt et al., 2007). Some substantial evidence of its
psychometric parameters are detailed below.
Factorial Validity. The factorial structure of the BFI has been explored in different
social contexts and distinct methodological approaches, such as exploratory and
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confirmatory factor analyses (e.g., Atmoko, 2013; Benet-Martínez & John, 1998; Fossati,
Borroni et al., 2011; Gurven et al., 2013; John & Srivastava, 1999; Leung et al., 2013;
Marsh et al., 2010; Plaisant et al., 2010; Schmitt et al., 2007; van der Linde et al., 2010;
Worrel & Cross Jr., 2004). For instance, Plaisant et al. (2010) identified the expected five
factors with exploratory factor analysis (principal components, Varimax rotation) is a
sample of 2,499 French undergraduate students, which explained 42% of the total
variance.
Convergent Validity. Examining convergent validity in the United States, Soto
and John (2009) administered the BFI and the NEO-PI-R to 565 participants
(undergraduate students and general population). The mean coefficients of correlation
between the corresponding dimensions of personality traits in these instruments were
higher than .70 in both groups, being stronger for undergraduate students (raverage = .93)
than for the general population (raverage = .82). In their study, Plaisant et al. (2010)
administered both the BFI and the NEO-PI-R to their French sample. The corresponding
factors and facets correlated strongly with each other, ranging from .69 (Openness) to .82
(Conscientiousness). Finally, Fossati et al. (2011) administered the BFI and the NEO-
IPIP to three samples from the general population in Italy (NTotal = 1,041). Overall, results
once again indicated mean correlations equal to or higher than .60 between the
corresponding factors of these two instruments.
Reliability. In general, studies have focused on Cronbach’s alpha as evidence of
reliability, with supporting evidence in multiple cultures, such as Bolivia (Gurven et al.,
2013), Canada (Srivastava et al., 2003), France (Paisant et al., 2010), Italy (Fossati et al.,
2011), Spain (Benet-Martínez & John, 1998), Turkey (Karaman et al., 2010), and the
United States (Benet-Martínez & John, 1998; John & Srivastava, 1998; Srivastava et al.,
2003). Overall the average Cronbach’s alphas for each dimension of the BFI were all
higher than .70, ranging from .73 (Neuroticism) to .81 (Extraversion)—except for the
Bolivia study, which showed a mean coefficient of .55 [ranging from .31 (Openness) to
.69 (Conscientiousness)]. Fossati et al. (2011) also checked evidence of temporal stability
(test-retest; 2-month period) for the five factors of the BFI, observing correlation
coefficients greater than .75 for all factors.
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Brief Measures of the Big Five Inventory
Many brief versions of the BFI have been proposed. Aiming to provide a
psychometrically sound measure for contexts in which participant time is usually quite
limited, Rammstedt and John (2007) abbreviated the Big Five Inventory to a 10-item
version. Their results indicated that reducing the items yielded effect sizes that were lower
than those for the full version—and the losses were more substantial for the
Agreeableness scale—but still sufficient for research settings in which participant time is
at a premium. Overall, results indicate that the 10-item version retain significant levels of
reliability and validity. Similarly, Engvik and Clausen (2011) developed a 20-item
Norwegian version of the Big Five Inventory. Although noting that it is impossible to
measure something as comprehensive and complex as personality in an ideal way with
just 20 test items, the authors concluded that their short version may be useful in several
settings that do not require optimal measurement of personality, such as large-scale
survey studies in the general population.
In another study, Hahn et al (2012) explored the psychometric characteristics of a
15-item version of the Big Five Inventory by comparing it with a reduced version of the
NEO-PI in a German sample. Despite shortcomings for the Agreeableness factor, the
short scales generally showed acceptable levels of internal consistency, stability over an
18-month period, convergent validity in relation to the NEO-PI, and discriminant validity.
Another contribution was made by Soto and John (2017) who developed and validated
both a 30-item and a 15-item version. Across two studies, these authors observed that
these brief versions respectively provide approximately 10% and 20% less reliability and
validity than the full version of the scales. The authors concluded the use of the short
versions are useful in research contexts where assessment time or respondent fatigue
might be an issue.
In Brazil, Laros et al. (2018) examined convergent and factor validity of two Big
Five measures, one with 20 items and another with 32 items (Andrade, 2008). The five-
factor model showed an adequate fit to the data after excluding several items. Moderate
evidence of convergent validity was found for Extraversion, Neuroticism, and Openness
to Experience (correlations corrected for attenuation between similar factors varied from
.60 to .80). For Conscientiousness and Agreeableness, weaker evidence was found
(correlations corrected for attenuation between similar factors varied from .43 to .48). The
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authors argued that the study did not present a representative sample of the entire
Brazilian population, as data was obtained from 554 subjects in two Brazilian cities.
The Present Research
As reviewed above, the BFI has been used in diverse cultures, showing evidences
of factorial and convergent validity, and reliability. However, despite its popularity and
usefulness in the research context, the measure has an extensive number of items, which
can be problematic when the demanded time is short and/or many constructs are assessed
(Denissen et al., 2008; Rammsted & John, 2007). The present research contributes to a
growing literature developing or evaluating the psychometric parameters of brief
measures to assess personality traits (Denissen et al., 2008; Gosling et al., 2003;
Rammsted & John, 2007; Sporrle & Bekk, 2013; Woods & Hampson, 2005) by
examining the psychometric properties of the BFI across Brazilian samples.
In particular, this article reports two studies examining the psychometric
properties of the BFI-44 in Brazil and the development of a short version of the scale.
Study 1 examines the adequacy of the BFI-44 in a large sample of Brazilian participants
considering parameters reported by Schmitt et al. (2007). Study 2 examines the factorial
structure of the proposed 20-item version of the scale in another large Brazilian sample,
checking its congruence regarding the previous study.
Study 1
Method
Participants
Participants were 4,995 Psychology/Education undergraduate students from all

five Brazilian regions, covering 24 out of its 27 states (see Table 1). Most of the
participants were women (71%), single (75.7%), with mean age of 23.7 years (SD = 6.99,
ranging from 16 to 67). This was a non-probabilistic and convenience sample, including
students who voluntarily agreed to participate.
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Table 1.
Participants’ demographic characteristics and factorial congruence of the Big Five in
Brazil
Factorial Congruence
Brazil’s Regions and States N % Female Mage (SD)
O C E A N
North 1.003 73.8 25.2 (7.66) .94 .88 .91 .91 .96
Acre 141 46.8 19.7 (4.64) .91 .87 .87 .92 .83
Amazonas 195 74.9 26.0 (7.95) .94 .91 .92 .92 .95
Rondônia 208 81.9 25.8 (8.22) .93 .86 .90 .92 .90
Roraima 229 70.5 28.0 (7.55) .85 .86 .88 .87 .92
Tocantins 230 85.5 24.7 (6.66) .95 .82 .85 .87 .91
Northeast 1.821 70.3 23.0 (6.86) .96 .91 .94 .94 .97
Alagoas 171 83.0 24.4 (5.66) .93 .88 .88 .91 .90
Bahia 155 60.6 17.5 (2.71) .91 .78 .90 .90 .89
Ceará 205 80.3 23.6 (7.19) .95 .88 .88 .90 .94
Maranhão 200 64.6 25.8 (7.02) .89 .76 .86 .89 .85
Paraíba 209 68.9 20.3 (3.92) .91 .73 .90 .87 .90
Pernambuco 223 67.6 24.8 (7.92) .94 .89 .92 .90 .95
Piauí 246 70.9 26.1 (8.49) .91 .86 .93 .94 .95
Rio Grande do Norte 196 70.8 22.8 (5.99) .94 .88 .91 .91 .96
Sergipe 216 66.0 20.0 (4.18) .93 .72 .90 .89 .88
Centre-West 826 73.1 23.1 (6.61) .96 .90 .91 .91 .96
Distrito Federal 207 53.1 22.3 (4.52) .92 .85 .91 .91 .93
Goiás 227 70.7 24.1 (7.76) .93 .91 .91 .88 .95
Mato Grosso 201 87.0 23.7 (6.72) .95 .84 .89 .86 .91
Mato Grosso do Sul 191 83.2 22.3 (6.76) .93 .81 .84 .88 .93
Southeast 950 67.2 24.5 (6.83) .96 .93 .94 .93 .95
Espirito Santo 152 49.0 22.7 (6.63) .90 .87 .73 .85 .89
Minas Gerais 348 72.1 23.3 (4.74) .95 .88 .93 .94 .97
Rio de Janeiro 245 55.1 25.5 (7.08) .93 .90 .91 .89 .93
São Paulo 205 86.7 26.7 (8.69) .93 .86 .88 .89 .85
South 395 70.8 22.1 (5.91) .96 .91 .93 .94 .95
Rio Grande do Sul 179 85.4 23.3 (6.15) .93 .87 .89 .91 .95
Santa Catarina 216 58.8 21.0 (5.52) .93 .90 .91 .93 .83
Instruments and Procedure
This study was part of a larger national project examining the personality
correlates of basic human values. Participants received a survey booklet with the Basic
Values Survey (Gouveia et al., 2015) and the BFI-44 (John & Srivastava, 1999), plus
demographic questions (age, sex, marital status, and religiosity degree). The survey
package was sent by post to research collaborators in each state, who were asked to
administer the survey in class to their students who were 18 years old or older. The project
followed ethics guidelines from the National Health Council in Brazil (resolution 466/12),
and obtained ethics approval from the Federal University of Paraiba (approval number:
06043712.2.00005188).
Only the BFI-44 was considered in the present analyses, which comprises items
covering all five personality factors: Openness (e.g., Is inventive; Is ingenious, a deep
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thinker), Conscientiousness (e.g., Does things efficiently; Perseveres until the task is
finished), Extraversion (e.g., Is talkative; Is full of energy), Agreeableness (e.g., Has a
forgiving nature; Is helpful and unselfish with others), and Neuroticism (e.g., Is
depressed, blue; Gets nervous easily). Participants indicated the extent to which each item
described them on a 5-point Likert scale, ranging from 1 (Disagree strongly) to 5 (Agree
strongly). The average completion time for the questionnaires was 15 minutes. The
translation of the BFI from its English version into the Portuguese-Brazilian version was
produced using the committee approach (Brislin, 1970) by three bilingual psychologists.
Data Analysis
Using SPSS (version 21), the raw responses of the BFI were factored using
principal axis factoring (PAF, Varimax rotation). We used Procrustes rotation to check
the factorial congruence of the Brazilian matrix to the Schmitt et al.’s (2007) structure,
using the syntax provided by McCrae et al. (1996). The choice of Schmitt et al.’s structure
as a target for the Procrustes rotation was based on the fact that it represents a wide cross-
cultural sample (56 nations), including Brazilian participants, serving as the standard for
the BFI factorial structure. We then used Cronbach’s alpha to assess the internal
consistency of the five factors.
Results
We first carried out a PAF analysis followed by a parallel analysis to identify the
number of factors to extract across the full sample. Although the parallel analysis
suggested up to eight factors, five clear factors with eigenvalues greater than 2 were
observed, accounting for 35.7% of the total variance. Table 2 presents the factor structure
of the BFI, and inspection indicates that the structure is similar to the one reported by
Schmitt et al. (2007).
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Table 2.
Factor loadings for the BFI after Procruste Rotation Targeted to the Schmitt et al.’s
Normative
Structure
English version of the BFI Items* E A C N O
Is talkative .60 .08 -.01 .03 .13
Is outgoing, sociable .66 .17 .03 -.03 .19
Generates a lot of enthusiasm .40 .13 .12 .09 .34
Is full of energy .37 .15 .19 -.06 .27
Has an assertive personality .31 -.01 .13 -.04 .16
Tends to be quiet -.76 .08 .05 .06 .07
Is shy, inhibited -.50 .16 -.11 .17 .10
Is reserved -.54 .02 .13 .05 .15
Is considerate and kind to almost everyone .07 .56 .09 .04 .16
Has a forgiving nature .09 .35 .01 -.08 .08
Is helpful and unselfish with others .11 .65 .15 .09 .15
Likes to cooperate with others .09 .61 .13 .08 .15
Is generally trusting .02 .20 .15 .01 .10
Is sometimes rude to others .04 -.28 -.16 .39 .10
Starts quarrels with others .20 -.30 -.07 .17 .19
Can be cold and aloof -.18 -.27 -.16 .19 .14
Tends to find fault in others .10 -.29 -.02 .16 .15
Does a thorough job -.02 -.03 .45 .09 .20
Does things efficiently .09 .14 .42 .00 .24
Perseveres until the task is finished .09 .14 .44 -.02 .18
Is a reliable worker .04 .25 .32 .05 .10
Makes plans, follows through with them .05 .13 .37 .03 .20
Tends to be lazy -.07 -.10 -.55 .16 .10
Tends to be disorganized .03 -.04 .52 .10 .12
Can be somewhat careless -.03 .05 -.54 .17 .22
Is easily distracted -.11 .02 -.45 .14 .11
Worries a lot -.03 .18 .22 .40 .10
Gets nervous easily .06 -.19 -.04 .72 .00
Can be tense -.03 -.13 -.01 .69 .01
Can be moody -.01 -.22 -.10 .48 .08
Is depressed, blue -.28 -.16 -.09 .38 .04
Is relaxed, handles stress well -.04 .12 -.14 -.44 .25
Is emotionally stable, not easily upset -.06 .22 .10 -.49 .14
Remains calm in tense situations -.07 .12 .04 -.45 .24
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Is inventive .23 -.03 .18 -.09 .56

Has an active imagination .12 -.05 .03 .05 .41
Is original, has new ideas .26 .09 .21 -.08 .52
Likes to reflect, play with ideas .08 .06 .04 -.05 .45
Values artistic, aesthetic experiences -.04 .04 .07 -.01 .33
Is ingenious, deep thinker .00 -.02 .25 .06 .44
Is sophisticated in art, music, or literature -.01 .00 .08 -.11 .36
Is curious about many different things .14 .02 .10 .01 .39
Has few artistic interests -.14 .06 -.01 .13 -.24
Prefers work that is routine -.17 .02 .00 .02 -.07
Factor Congruence .97 .93 .94 .94 .97
Note: E = Extraversion; A = Agreeableness; C = Conscientiousness; N = Neuroticism; O = Openness.
Loadings higher than absolute .30 are reported in bold. * The Portuguese-Brazilian version of this
instrument is available upon request.
To confirm the similarity in the factor structure formally, we computed the

factorial congruence between our Brazilian data and the original factor structure observed
in Schmitt et al. The results indicated good factor congruence coefficients for all five
factors, ranging from .93 (Agreeableness) to .97 (Openness and Extraversion; see Table
2). Moreover, all factor loadings were equal to or greater than .30 in their corresponding
factors, except for four Agreeableness items and two Openness items. Cronbach’s alphas
were also acceptable for all factors, excepting for Conscientiousness, as following: .69
(Openness), .56 (Conscientiousness), .72 (Extraversion), .69 (Agreeableness), and .69
(Neuroticism).
After examining the factorial congruence of the BFI for the whole sample, we
examined the factorial congruence considering Brazilian regions and states. As shown in
Table 1, factorial congruence was also supported when considering the Brazilian
regions/states. The coefficients of factorial congruence were higher for Openness
(ranging from .94 to .96) and Neuroticism (ranging from .95 to .97), and lower for
Conscientiousness (ranging from .88 to .93) and Agreeableness (ranging from .91 to .94).
Some fluctuations regarding specific Brazilian states were also observed. For example,
the Big Five factors were least well-represented in samples from Roraima and Maranhão,
where the factorial congruency coefficients were often below the recommended cutoff
point of .90.
Overall, the results provide evidence for the five-factor structure of the BFI in a
large Brazilian sample as well as in the specific regions and states. However, some
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specific items did not work adequately as reflected by low Cronbach’s alphas, which were
lower than those observed in the Schmitt et al. study. We conducted a new study to
confirm the five-factor structure of the BFI-44 in Brazil and generate a more concise and
reliable short version.
Study 2
Method
Participants
Participants in Study 2 comprise a distinct sample of 3,124 individuals from the

Northeast of Brazil (Capitals, n = 1,541; countryside cities, n = 1,583). Most of the
participants were women (63.8%), single (78%), with mean age of 23.6 years (SD = 6.71;
ranging from 18 to 73) (see Table 3). As in Study 1, this was a non-probabilistic and
convenience sample of undergraduate students who completed the measures voluntarily.
Table 3
Participants’ demographic characteristics and factorial congruence of the Big Five in
Northeast of Brazil
Brazilian Northeast’s % Mage Factorial Congruence
States N
Female (SD) O C E A N
Northeast region 3,124 63.8 23.6 (6.71) .92 .85 .85 .90 .85
Alagoas 332 72.8 21.5 (3.91) .90 .87 .80 .89 .83
Bahia 313 75.0 25.8 (7.97) .89 .89 .83 .90 .79
Ceará 377 53.3 22.9 (6.53) .89 .86 .86 .89 .86
Maranhão 336 54.3 25.9 (8.73) .91 .73 .85 .86 .80
Paraíba 398 76.8 24.0 (6.13) .90 .73 .84 .78 .48
Pernambuco 352 61.7 26.1 (8.18) .93 .83 .84 .87 .85
Piauí 344 67.6 22.0 (5.29) .89 .76 .85 .86 .82
Rio Grande do Norte 313 64.9 22.3 (5.71) .92 .89 .86 .89 .87
Sergipe 359 48.5 22.1 (4.39) .89 .83 .84 .88 .83
Capitals 1,541 65.5 23.9 (7.44) .92 .88 .83 .91 .87
Countryside cities 1,583 62.1 23.3 (5.90) .91 .80 .85 .88 .81
Instrument, Procedure and Data Analysis
This study is part of the same larger project investigating the personality correlates
of human values in Brazil, but with a particular focus on the Northeast region of the
country. Similar to Study 1, the survey package was posted to research collaborators, who
collected data from their students during class time. The project followed ethics
guidelines from the National Health Council in Brazil (resolution 466/12), and obtained
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ethics approval from the Federal University of Paraiba (approval number: CEP/HULW
257/10).
The survey questionnaire had the same measures as in Study 1, and the average
completion time for the questionnaires was 15 minutes. To provide evidence of
discriminant validity, we examined the values measure in this study which is composed
of 18 marker values rated as guiding principles on a 7-point scale ranging from 1
(completely unimportant) to 7 (of the utmost importance). Gouveia (2003) argues there
are six clusters of values based on their function of expressing basic needs and guiding
behavior. Although using the BFI-44, our analysis focused on the best 20 items identified
in the first study. We used a similar data analytical approach using Procrustes rotation to
test the factorial congruence of the Northeastern matrix of the BFI-20 in relation to the
national data from the first study. Cronbach’s alphas (α) and McDonald's Omega (ω) for
each factor were also computed. In addition, convergent validity between the BFI-20 and
the BVS were calculated (Pearson’s correlations).
Results
The PAF analysis resulted into five clear factors with eigenvalues greater than 1
and accounted for 37.2% of the total variance. The Northeastern factor structure of the
BFI was similar to the one presented in Study 1. The factorial structure of the BFI-20 is
presented in Table 4, corresponding to the second column of each factor. As expected,
the factor loadings of all the items were higher than |.30| in their respective theoretical
factor. The lowest loadings (.31 for both) were for items 19 (Agreeableness) and 13
(Conscientiousness), and the highest were for items 16 (.80; Neuroticism) and 8 (.78;
Agreeableness). The last five columns of the Table 3 present the factorial congruence
coefficients, which ranged from acceptable (.85 for Conscientiousness, Extraversion, and
Neuroticism) to good (at least .90 for Openness and Agreeableness). Overall, the largest
congruence coefficients were observed on samples from capitals rather than countryside
cities (results available upon request).
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Table 4
Factor Structure of the 20-Items Big Five Inventory
Item / Factor I II III IV V
08 / A .76 .78 .09 -.02 -.01 .09 .07 .09 .12 .13
04 / A .71 .70 .12 -.02 -.03 .05 .05 .09 .10 .09
09 / A .52 .55 .05 -.04 -.05 .16 .13 .09 .16 .16
19 / A .28 .31 .02 -.08 -.09 .07 .14 .09 .07 .03
05 / O .00 .04 .76 -.06 -.04 .11 .15 .56 .17 .14
07 / O .14 .17 .67 -.08 -.05 .19 .16 .56 .18 .24
14 / O .01 .03 .40 .14 .09 .09 .11 .46 .04 .04
18 / O .11 .14 .31 .04 -.03 .10 .13 .40 .10 .03
16 / N -.10 -.09 -.03 .80 .79 .03 .04 .00 -.01 .01
15 / N -.03 -.03 -.02 .74 .74 -.03 -.03 .04 -.01 -.02
06 / N -.11 -.17 .06 .52 .45 -.05 -.03 .05 -.06 -.02
20 / N .19 .23 -.00 .37 .35 -.01 .03 .01 .27 .24
11 / E .14 .18 .16 -.06 -.04 .77 .75 .12 .02 .08
01 / E .10 .08 .14 -.03 .02 .65 .59 .14 .00 .06
17 / E .12 .11 .29 .14 .09 .44 .45 .29 .16 .13
12 / E .12 .12 .23 -.10 -.07 .43 .41 .25 .26 .24
10 / C .12 .21 .17 -.04 -.03 .15 .10 .11 .53 .53
03 / C .13 .14 .11 -.01 -.05 .12 .07 .09 .52 .50
02 / C .00 -.02 .14 .08 .07 -.01 -.02 .11 .47 .48
13 / C .21 .28 .03 -.01 -.01 .13 .07 .06 .37 .31
The Cronbach’s alpha and McDonald's Omega coefficients for the BFI-20 scales
for the whole Northeast samples were .72 (α) - .73 (ω) (Extraversion), .69 (α) - .64 (ω)
(Agreeableness), .56 (α) - .55 (ω) (Conscientiousness), .69 (α) - .72 (ω) (Neuroticism),
and .60 (α) -.61 (ω) (Openness). In comparison with Study 1, Conscientiousness,
Neuroticism and Openness had lower reliability, while Agreeableness and Extraversion
had higher internal consistency.
To provide convergent validity evidence for the BFI-20 we used the Basic Value
Survey. The results are shown in Table 5. As expected, the BFI-20 presented statistically
significant correlations with certain basic values and broadly align with previous work
examining traits-values links (Roccas et al., 2002). While Extraversion correlated
positively with all basic values, Openness seems to find stronger correspondence with
values emphasizing a focus on personal goals, aesthetics, cognition and interpersonal
relationships (i.e., excitement, suprapersonal, interactive and promotion values). While
Openness correlated positively with all basic values except normative, Conscientiousness
correlated positively with all except excitement. Stronger discriminant validity was
observed for Agreeableness, which correlated positively with suprapersonal, interactive,
existence and normative while negatively with excitement and promotion. Similar to
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previous findings (Roccas et al., 2002), Neuroticism did not show reliable associations
with basic values.
Table 5.
Correlations Between Personality Traits and Human Values
O C E A N
Excitement .14** .01 .14* -.12** .01
Suprapersonal .34** .14** .12** .08** -02
Interactive .10** .12** .16** .25** -.02
Promotion .14** .13** .14** -.11** .01
Existence .03 .23** .10** .09** -02
Normative -.03 .28** .16** .29** -.01
Note: *p < .05. **p < .01. O = Openness; C = Conscientiousness; E = Extraversion; A = Agreeableness;
N = Neuroticism
Discussion
There are many taxonomies of personality traits, including Eysenck’s three-factor

model and Cattell’s sixteen-factor model (Barbaranelli & Caprara, 1996; Eysenck, 1991).
The Big Five model is the most widely used taxonomy suggesting Openness to
Experience, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness and Neuroticism as the core
general factors of personality traits (e.g, Gurven et al., 2013; John et al., 2008; McCrae,
2011; Wright, 2017). As a result, many instruments have been developed over the years
to measure these personality factors, many of them using larger set of items (e.g., Costa
& McCrae, 1992; Goldberg, 1992). However, knowing the limitations of having a
measure that demands lots of time from participants, resulting in problems as fatigue and
boredom, efforts to develop shorter versions have also been carried out (e.g., Lang et al.,
2011; O’Keefe et al., 2012). The current study contributed to this literature by examining
the psychometric properties and a brief version the Big Five Inventory (BFI), which is
one the most used instruments, in large samples from all Brazilian regions (NTotal = 8,119).
Findings from Study 1 indicated the five-factor structure replicated well in Brazil,
as indicated by eigenvalues and parallel analysis results. This was confirmed by good
coefficients of factorial congruence (e.g., higher than .90) when comparing the observed
factor structure in our Brazilian sample with the factor structure reported by Schmitt et
al.’s (2007) study with cross-cultural samples. All five factors also had acceptable
reliability for applied research purposes (Cronbach’s alphas close to .70; Clark & Watson,
1995), except for Conscientiousness. In Study 2 we consider the items with best factor
loadings in the first study to propose a 20-item version of the BFI, comprising four items
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for each of the five factors. This BFI-20 showed adequate psychometric properties, as
evidenced by high coefficients of factorial congruence comparing its loadings with those
obtained in Study 1. The scales also showed good internal reliability, as evidenced by
both alpha and omega coefficients. Indeed, the Cronbach’s alphas for its five factors were
in line with previous studies and the literature (e.g., Benet-Martínez & John, 1998; Fossati
et al., 2011; Srivastava et al., 2003). Discriminant validity was also confirmed by
correlations between the five personality factors and six basic values. To illustrate, while
Extroversion was positively and statistically correlated with all basic values, Neuroticism
had no reliable correlations with value. This finding replicated those reported by Roccas
et al. (2002), who also observed no reliable association between Extroversion and values
is a sample of Israeli university students—only one Extroversion facet (Angry hostility)
correlated negatively with benevolent values.
According to our results, the 20-item version of the Big Five Inventory (or BFI-
20) can be adequately used as a measure of the basic five factors of the personality for
research proposes in Brazil. Despite being expected that Cronbach’s alpha will be
negatively affected by the reduction of items (Yuan & Bentler, 2002), even after
eliminating up to 50% of the items, this most commonly used coefficient (Dunn et al.,
2014) had similar or better results than the those found for the 44-item in Schmitt et al.
(2007), and mainly for Conscientiousness in Study 1. Perhaps Conscientiousness is a
broader construct, involving more than one idea in the Brazilian context, comprehending
both a way of behaving (e.g., “Does things efficiently”; “Perseveres until the task is
finished”) and a personal characteristic (e.g., “Does a thorough job”; “Is a reliable
worker”).
Notwithstanding the evidences of adequacy of the BFI-20, potential limitations of
the studies can be pointed out. Firstly, the sampling comprised participants who are
literate and urban, although we made an intent to include people from the countryside in
Study 2, a less common practice in studies on personality traits (Gurven et al., 2013). For
the current version, besides showing adequate psychometric parameters (evidences on
factorial validity and reliability), its five subscales or factors were composed only by
positive items, which can induce response bias (van Sonderen et al., 2013). Moreover,
when a set of items is reduced, it is possible that it will be less able to cover the full range
of a construct. However, a set of four items by factor is in line with the recommended by
the literature (Hair et al., 2010).
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Finally, future studies must be carried out to check the additional psychometric
evidences of the BFI-20 in Brazil, as well as to test whether the same set of 20 items that
adequately index the Big Five in Brazil would showed similar adequacy in other cultural
contexts; including those using similar language (Portugal and Angola) and other
languages with and without cultural similarities (e.g., Argentina, Finland). Furthermore,
it will be important to assess the adequacy of its set of items by the Items Response
Theory, exploring their functionality individually and in the pool. Regarding the
inventory itself, it is important to observe its convergent validity to alternative measures
of the Big Five, including shortened ones, such as the Ten-Item Personality Inventory
(Gosling et al., 2003). Furthermore, it is necessary to investigate any potential response
bias altering participants’ scores, as social desirability (discriminant validity), as well as
to estimate the predictive power (predictive validity) of the brief version. Checking its
temporal stability (test-retest) is equally important, assuring its usability in longitudinal
studies, for instance.
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Revista Interamericana de Psicología/Interamerican Journal of Psychology

2021, Vol., 55, No. 1, e1312

A Short Version of the Big Five Inventory (BFI-20):

Personality traits are stable characteristic patterns of thoughts, feelings and

The Big Five Factors: Characteristics and Measures

The Big Five can be conceptualized as a hierarchical organization of personality

The Big Five Inventory

The Present Research

Participants were 4,995 Psychology/Education undergraduate students from all

Instruments and Procedure

Is inventive .23 -.03 .18 -.09 .56

To confirm the similarity in the factor structure formally, we computed the

Participants in Study 2 comprise a distinct sample of 3,124 individuals from the

Instrument, Procedure and Data Analysis

There are many taxonomies of personality traits, including Eysenck’s three-factor

Dumont, F. (2010). A history of personality psychology: Theory, science, and

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