NEO: Neuroticism, Extraversion, Openness

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NEO:
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To assess three of the five NEO-Dimensions (neuroticism, with the facets: anxiety, hostility, depression, and vulnerability, extraversion with the facets: assertiveness, gregariousness, positive emotions, and activity, and openness to experience with the facets: fantasy, ideas, feelings, aesthetics, and actions), 18 items were selected from the NEO-FFI (Costa & McCrae, 1985); six items for each dimension. Responses were given on a five-point Likert-Scale (5 rated as "applies very well to me", 1 rated as "does not apply to me at all"). Some of the items were modified slightly for the use with a representative sample of older adults (e.g., as in item 2, double-negatives were avoided). Item 3 was recoded (r) so that higher scores on every item indicate higher neuroticism, extraversion and openness.

Literature: Smith & Baltes, 1996, 1999; Smith, Fleeson, Geiselmann, Settersen, & Kunzmann, 1996. 1999; Staudinger, Freund, Linden, & Maas, 1996, 1999.

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NEO:
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	Original items	Translation used in BASE	Variable names Time 1	Variable names Time 3	Variable names Time 4	Variable names Time 5	Variable names Time 6
1.	I like to have a lot of people around me.	Ich habe gerne viele Leute um mich herum.	p1dneo1	+	+	+	+
2.	I don't like to waste my time daydreaming.	Ich träume gerne am Tage vor mich hin. *	p1dneo2	+	+	+	+
3.	Once I find the right way to do something, I stick to it.	Wenn ich erst einmal den richtigen Weg gefunden habe, etwas zu tun, dann bleibe ich dabei. (r)	p1dneo3	+	+	+	+
4.	When I'm under a great deal of stress, sometimes I feel like I'm going to pieces.	Wenn ich unter starkem Streß stehe, fühle ich mich manchmal, als ob ich zusammenbräche.	p1dneo4	+	+	+	+
5.	I rarely feel fearful or anxious.	Ich empfinde oft Furcht oder Angst. *	p1dneo5	+	+	+	+
6.	I really enjoy talking to people.	Ich unterhalte mich wirklich gerne mit anderen Menschen.	p1dneo6	+	+	+	+
7.	I often feel tense and jittery.	Ich fühle mich oft angespannt und nervös.	p1dneo7	+	+	+	+
8.	I like to be where the action is.	Ich stehe gerne im Mittelpunkt.	p1dneo8	+	+	+	+
9.	Poetry has little or no effect on me.	Gedichte beeindrucken mich. *	p1dneo9	+	+	+	+
10.	I laugh easily.	Ich bin leicht zum Lachen zu bringen.	p1dneo10	+	+	+	+
11.	I often try new and foreign foods.	Ich probiere gerne etwas Neues aus.	p1dneo11	+	+	+	+
12.	I often get angry at the way people treat me.	Ich ärgere mich oft darüber, wie mich andere Leute behandeln.	p1dneo12	+	+	+	+
13.	I am a cheerful, high-spirited person.	Ich bin ein fröhlicher, gut gelaunter Mensch.	p1dneo13	+	+	+	+
14.	I have a very active imagination.	Ich habe ein lebhaftes Vorstellungsvermögen.	p1dneo14	+	+	+	+
15.	I often feel helpless and want someone else to solve my problems.	Ich fühle mich oft hilflos und wünsche mir jemanden, der meine Probleme löst.	p1dneo15	+	+	+	+
16.	I am a very active person.	Ich bin ein sehr aktiver Mensch.	p1dneo16	+	+	+	+
17.	I have a lot of intellectual curiosity.	Ich bin wißbegierig.	p1dneo17	+	+	+	+
18.	Sometimes I feel completely worthless.	Manchmal fühle ich mich völlig wertlos.	p1dneo18	+	+	+	+

* Double-negatives were avoided in the translations.
(r) recoded

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NEO:
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Constructs	Construct names Time 1	Construct names Time 3	Construct names Time 4	Construct names Time 5	Construct names Time 6
Neuroticism
1.	p1cneuro	p3cneuro	p4cneuro	p5cneuro	p6cneuro
	Raw mean (items 4, 5, 7, 12, 15, 18)
2.	p1cfactn	p3cfactn	p4cfactn	p5cfactn	p6cfactn
	Factor score: mean (items 4, 5, 7, 12, 15, 18)
3.	p1cneo1f	p3cneo1f	p4cneo1f	p5cneo1f	p6cneo1f
	Factor score: mean (LISREL** parcels 1, 2, 3)
Extraversion
1.	p1cextra	p3cextra	p4cextra	p5cfactn	p6cfactn
	Raw mean (items 1, 6, 8, 10, 13, 16)
2.	p1cfacte	p3cfacte	p4cfacte	p5cfacte	p6cfacte
	Factor score: mean (items 1, 8, 10, 13)
3.	p1cneo2f	p3cneo2f	p4cneo2f	p5cneo2f	p6cneo2f
	Factor score: mean (LISREL parcels 1, 2, 3)
Openness to Experience
1.	p1copen	p3copen	p4copen	p5copen	p6copen
	Raw mean (items 2, 3, 9, 11, 14, 17)
2.	p1cfacto	p3cfacto	p4cfacto	p5cfacto	p6cfacto
	Factor score*: mean (items 3, 6, 11, 14, 16, 17)
3.	p1cneo3f	p3cneo3f	p4cneo3f	p5cneo3f	p6cneo3f
	Factor score: mean (LISREL parcels 1, 2, 3)

* Please note that items 2 and 9 were excluded from further consideration for LISREL parcels and factor scores. Missing values were estimated; outliers were recoded.
** The composition of the LISREL parcels is explained in the following table (Additional Information)

 

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Additional Information:
Raw NEO Constructs Created in BASE

Constructs	Construct names Time 1	Construct names Time 3	Construct names Time 4	Construct names Time 5	Construct names Time 6
Neuroticism
3a.	p1cne1p1	p3cne1p1	p4cne1p1	p5cne1p1	p6cne1p1
	LISREL parcel 1: mean (items 4, 12)
3b.	p1cne1p2	p3cne1p2	p4cne1p2	p5cne1p2	p6cne1p2
	LISREL parcel 2: mean (items 5, 15)
3c.	p1cne1p3	p3cne1p3	p4cne1p3	p5cne1p3	p6cne1p3
	LISREL parcel 3: mean (items 7, 18)
Extraversion
3a.	p1cne2p1	p3cne2p1	p4cne2p1	p5cne2p1	p6cne2p1
	LISREL parcel 1: mean (items 1, 10)
3b.	p1cne2p2	p3cne2p2	p4cne2p2	p5cne2p2	p6cne2p2
	LISREL parcel 2: mean (items 6, 13)
3c.	p1cne2p3	p3cne2p3	p4cne2p3	p5cne2p3	p6cne2p3
	LISREL parcel 3: mean (items 8, 16)
Openness to Experience
3a.	p1cne3p1	p3cne3p1	p4cne3p1	p5cne3p1	p6cne3p1
	LISREL parcel 1: mean (items 14)
3b.	p1cne3p2	p3cne3p2	p4cne3p2	p5cne3p2	p6cne3p2
	LISREL parcel 2: mean (items 17)
3c.	p1cne3p3	p3cne3p3	p4cne3p3	p5cne3p3	p6cne3p3
	LISREL parcel 3: mean (items 3, 11)

For further information please read the technical documentation of the self and personality interview at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development.

 

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