Psychometric properties of a Korean version of the revised neo-personality inventory

Native Korean speakers attending English-speaking universities in the United States (47 men, 37 women) were administered Form S (self-report) or Form R (observer's ratings) of both the English and Korean language versions of the Revised NEO-Personality Inventory. Analyses of internal consistency reliability, Pearson correlation coefficients, and t rests computed across languages and within forms suggested that the Korean translations of Form S and Form R were essentially equivalent to the English originals. Using the Korean versions of the Form S and :Form R domains, correlations were computed between self-reported personality traits and the traits as rated by each participant's spouse. The resulting correlation matrix supported the convergent and discriminant validity of this Korean translation of the Revised NEO-Personality Inventory.