psychometric properties of an icelandic translation of the basic personality inventory
abstract
this study investigated the psychometric properties of an icelandic
translation of the basic personality inventory (bpi), using a sample of
609 icelandic teenagers. the translation procedure is described
thoroughly in order to provide the reader with a basis with which to
assess its impact on establishing an equivalent version. the icelandic
bpi item and scale characteristics are compared with available north
america results. with only one exception a comparison of the scale
means between iceland and canada, revealed between-country
differences with the same magnitude as between provinces within
canada. the results from inter-item consistency measures, correlation
matrices, and test-retest reliabilities are similar in both countries. the
factor structure of both the icelandic and the original version of the bpi
is identical. the results from this initial study are promising in
revealing a high degree of correspondence between psychometric
properties of the icelandic bpi and the english bpi. this is a promising
initial indication that the existing empirical/clinical results with the
english version of the bpi will be relevant to the icelandic version.
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