Exploring the Psychometric Properties of Mandarin-Translated Zuckerman Kuhlman Personality Questionnaire among Chinese High School Students in Malaysia

The Zuckerman Kuhlman Personality Questionnaire (ZKPQ-50-CC) is widely used tool to measure personality traits among the test takers and has been translated in various languages. However, based on the literatures related to personality, it is apparent that there is no Mandarin translated ZKPQ is available to measure personality traits among Chinese population based on the Alternative Five Factor Model. Therefore, the aim of this study is to validate and explore the psychometric properties of the Mandarin-translated version of the Zuckerman Kuhlman Personality Questionnaire. A cross-sectional study was designed involving 250 Malaysian Chinese High school students, aged thirteen to eighteen. Forward-backward translations were performed followed by the factor analysis and reliability testing. The five factors structure was assessed and the factor loadings are similar with the Malay version of ZKPQ. This Mandarin translated ZKPQ comprised of 38 items with the factor loadings ranged from 0.41 to 0.79. The reliability values also showed that Mandarin translated ZKPQ is reliable. As such, the Mandarin translated ZKPQ was found to be valid and reliable to use among Mandarin speaking population for the purpose of personality testing and screening.

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Personality Traits and Academic Motivation of Students with Behavior Concerns in a Catholic High School

Philippine Social Science Journal ◽

10.52006/main.v3i2.197 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 109-110

Author(s):

Rita G. Mariano, MSLT ◽

Ma. Wilma M. Maravilla

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Personality Traits ◽

Academic Motivation ◽

Factor Model ◽

Five Factor Model ◽

Catholic School ◽

Disciplinary Action ◽

School Students ◽

The Difference

Personality Traits reflect people's characteristic patterns of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. The traits relevant to personality are considered to be steady throughout the work of life as suggested in the Five-Factor Model, which identifies any of the five traits a person may exhibit, namely Openness to experience, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism (OCEAN). On the other hand, academic motivation is the student's desire, as reflected in his approach, persistence, and level of interest regarding academic subjects when his competence is judged against a standard of performance. Students with behavior concerns are those who underwent disciplinary action due to misdemeanor. Their delinquency may be related to their personality traits, demographics, or lack of academic motivation. Hence, the paper identified the dominant personality traits and assessed 40 male high school students' academic motivation with behavior concerns in a Catholic school in Antique during the School Year 2019-2020. Likewise, it explores the difference in academic motivation level when grouped according to demographic variables, namely, family monthly income, family structure, and type of misdemeanor. Also, it determines the relationship between personality traits and academic motivation of students with behavior concerns.

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Relationships of Personality Factors with Clinical Dimensions and School Achievement

Perceptual and Motor Skills ◽

10.2466/pms.1996.82.1.243 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 82 (1) ◽

pp. 243-253 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Maria Forns-Santacana ◽

Bernardí Martorell-Balanzó ◽

Juan Antonio Amador-Campos ◽

Judit Abad-Gil

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Personality Traits ◽

School Achievement ◽

Predictive Ability ◽

Clinical Analysis ◽

Personality Factors ◽

Personality Questionnaire ◽

School Students

This study analyzes the association of personality traits, psychopathological factors, and school achievement. High School Personality Questionnaire, Clinical Analysis Questionnaire, and academic marks of 224 high school students (90 boys and 134 girls) are used. It can be stated that the predictive ability of measures of personality traits and clinical dimensions is very weak for both boys and girls. The Clinical Analysis Questionnaire does not seem to be useful in the prediction of school achievement.

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Psychometric Properties of the Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire among Chinese High School Students

OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying ◽

10.2190/om.70.2.c ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 70 (2) ◽

pp. 195-207 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Cun-Xian Jia ◽

Xing-Ting Wang ◽

Zhong-Tang Zhao

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Suicidal Ideation ◽

Psychometric Properties ◽

Convergent Validity ◽

Suicide Ideation ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

School Students ◽

Chinese High School Students ◽

Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire

Objectives: To test the psychometric properties of the Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire (SIQ) among Chinese high school students. Methods: The reliability and validity of SIQ were analyzed with data of 505 high school students in Jinan, China. Results: The Cronbach's coefficient alpha of SIQ was above 0.95 and the Cronbach's coefficients alphas of SIQ when each item was deleted were relatively stable. The convergent validity analyses showed that there were statistically significant correlations between SIQ total scores and DSD total scores by gender. Exploratory factor analysis produced four factors of SIQ. Conclusion: The SIQ has a high level of reliability and validity and should be a reliable measure for suicide ideation in Chinese high school students.

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Brief report: Development of a brief scale to assess family support function among Chinese high school students

Journal of Adolescence ◽

10.1016/j.adolescence.2007.05.005 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 30 (5) ◽

pp. 879-883 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Guoqing Hu ◽

Zhenqiu Sun ◽

Ming Hu ◽

Qiang Xia ◽

Xunqiang Yin ◽

...

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Family Support ◽

Support Function ◽

School Students ◽

Chinese High School Students

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Biases in the perceived prevalence and motives of severe acute respiratory syndrome prevention behaviors among Chinese high school students in Hong Kong

Asian Journal Of Social Psychology ◽

10.1111/j.1467-839x.2004.00135.x ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 67-81 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Kim-Pong Tam ◽

Ivy Yee-Man Lau ◽

Chi-Yue Chiu

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

Hong Kong ◽

High School Students ◽

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ◽

School Students ◽

Chinese High School Students

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The Relationship Between Academic Self-Efficacy and Academic-Related Boredom

Youth & Society ◽

10.1177/0044118x14535219 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 49 (2) ◽

pp. 254-267

Author(s):

Yangyang Liu ◽

Zuhong Lu

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Amine Oxidase ◽

School Students ◽

Repeat Allele ◽

Maoa Gene ◽

Chinese High School Students ◽

The Relationship ◽

Academic Self Efficacy

The present study sought to examine the relationship between Chinese high school students’ academic self-efficacy and their academic-related boredom. Another objective was to explore the moderating effects of mono-amine-oxidase type A ( MAOA) gene polymorphism on this relationship. In a sample of 514 Chinese high school students, we measured their academic self-efficacy and academic-related boredom from Grades 10 to 12. In addition, we collected their DNA. Data were analyzed by using a linear mixture model. The results indicated that students’ academic self-efficacy negatively predicted their academic-related boredom. The relationship between academic self-efficacy and academic-related boredom was more reliable for students with the 3-repeat allele than for the students with the 4-repeat allele. The findings suggested that the functional polymorphism of MAOA gene moderated the relationship between academic self-efficacy and academic-related boredom.

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