The Norwegian Adaptation of the Big Five Inventory-2

Hallvard Føllesdal; Christopher J Soto

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.858920

The Norwegian Adaptation of the Big Five Inventory-2

Front Psychol. 2022 May 18:13:858920. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.858920. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Hallvard Føllesdal¹, Christopher J Soto²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Organizational Behaviour, BI Norwegian Business School, Oslo, Norway.
² Department of Psychology, Colby College, Waterville, ME, United States.

Abstract

Two studies were conducted to assess the psychometric properties of scores from the Norwegian adaptation of the Big Five Inventory-2 (BFI-2). In Study 1, the BFI-2 was translated to Norwegian and the scores from a convenience sample (N = 606) demonstrated good psychometric properties. BFI-2 scores from subsamples correlated in expected ways with self- and other ratings of the Big Five, and with self-ratings of empathic concern and perspective taking. In Study 2, after some minor improvements in translation, the psychometric properties of BFI-2 scores were assessed in a new sample (N = 409). Results from random intercept EFA of scores supported the proposed model. The psychometric properties of two shorter versions of the inventory, the BFI-2-S and BFI-2-XS, were also examined. Overall, the results suggest that the Norwegian adaptation of the BFI-2 provide reliable and valid scores.

Keywords: BFI-2; big five; empathic concern; empathy; personality; personality assessment; perspective taking; psychometric.