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 langua ge versions of the Revised NEO-Personality Inventory. Analyses of inte rnal consistency reliability, Pearson correlation coefficients, and t rests computed across languages and within forms suggested that the Ko rean translations of Form S and Form R were essentially equivalent to the English originals. Using the Korean versions of the Form S and :Fo rm R domains, correlations were computed between self-reported persona lity 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 In ventory.