A CROSS-CULTURAL-STUDY OF PERSONALITY WITH THE MULTIDIMENSIONAL PERSONALITY QUESTIONNAIRE

The cross-cultural stability of the factorial structure of the Multidi mensional Personality Questionnaire (MPQ) was studied by comparing Isr aeli and American samples. The MPQ wets translated into Hebrew and adm inistered to 583 Israeli subjects. In the United States, a comparison group of 1,644 subjects completed the 300-item instrument. Replicatory factor analyses demonstrated the factorial stability of the MPQ's pri mary and higher order scales across the two cultures. Internal consist ency analyses demonstrated satisfactory reliability of the Hebrew MPQ' s scales. Three culture-specific MPQ items were replaced with items th at were found to be more suitable for Israeli subjects. Comparisons of mean scares across cultures and gender were conducted to identify per sonality variables and gender differences that may be influenced by en vironmental factors that vary across the two cultures.