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CPI
Complex Personality Inventory
Short abstract
The Complex Personality Inventory (CPI) according to Himmer-Gurdan (2007) is a modern bimodal measurement instrument for the assessment of complex, multi-layered and multifaceted personality. Based on the five-factor model of personality (Costa & McCrae, 1985), the five dimensions of extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, openness to experience, and neuroticism were operationalized independently and the respective complementary dimension was developed for each of these factors. It contains 13 scales and a total of 70 items. Reliability: The reliability of the various scales (Cronbach's alpha) ranges from α =.72 to α = .86. Validity: The construct and criterion validation was carried out with the NEO-FFI by Borkenau and Ostendorf (1993, German translation; original by Costa & McCrae, 1985) as well as on various external criteria.
Leibniz Institute for Psychology (ZPID). (2022). Open Test Archive: CPI. Complex Personality Inventory. Available at: https://www.testarchiv.eu/en/test/9008500
Citation
Gurdan, S. (2022). CPI. Complex Personality Inventory [Verfahrensdokumentation unter Mitarbeit von Susanne Catteau und Fragebogen]. In Leibniz-Institut für Psychologie (ZPID) (Hrsg.), Open Test Archive. Trier: ZPID.
https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.6903
Short information
Short Name CPI
English Name Complex Personality Inventory
Authors Gurdan, S.
Published in Test archive 2022
Copyright/Licence Copyright Author; CC-BY-SA 4.0
Key words Extraversion; Introversion; Five Factor Personality Model; Openness to Experience; Neuroticism; Agreeableness; Conscientiousness
Language versions deu
Construct Big Five
Application age 14-80 years
Item number 70 items
Subscales 13 scales
Application Time 10-15 minutes
Interpretation time 5-10 minutes
Internal consistency: Cronbach's alpha ranges from α =.72 to α = .86.
Evidence for construct and criterion validity.
N = 881; Norming year: 2006 (n1 = 120), 2014/15 (n2 = 413), and 2017/18 (n3 = 348).
Applications Research; Personality diagnostics; Career counseling; Personnel selection
There is no abstract in English available. Short information about the measure can be found under Overview. More can be found on the German pages.
There is no review in English available. Short information about the measure can be found under Overview. More can be found on the German pages.
First published in
Himmer-Gurdan, S. B. (2007). Konstruktion und Untersuchung der Big Ten zur differenzierten Erfassung komplexer und vielschichtiger Persönlichkeitskonzepte. Unveröffentlichte Diplomarbeit, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Department für Psychologie.
Contact information
Dipl.-Psych. Silvia Bettina Gurdan (geb. Himmer), Mitterwegstraße 14, D-82110 Germering