THE STRUCTURE OF PERSONALITY IN 6 CULTURES

A new structured nonverbal measure of Murray's needs (the Nonverbal Pe rsonality Questionnaire) and an established verbal measure (the Person ality Research Form) were administered to respondents in six cultures: Canada, Finland, Poland, Germany, Russia, and Hong Kong. An analysis of the psychometric properties of the nonverbal personality inventory showed generally good levels of internal consistency reliability and c onvergent validity across the respondent groups. Further, analyses of the factor structures of both the nonverbal and verbal inventories sho wed, in general, a very robust organization to the personality traits. Specifically, the factors found in each culture's data resembled the ''Big Five'' factors of personality. The authors summarize some of the advantages of a structured nonverbal measure of personality. They als o discuss the presumed comprehensiveness of the Big Five personality f actors.