Reliability, factor structure and validity of the Dutch Eysenck Personality Profiler

The Eysenck Personality Profiler (EPP) is a questionnaire measuring 21 prim ary personality traits that are thought to constitute the three supertraits of Extraversion, Neuroticism and Psychoticism. The present study examined the reliability, factor structure and convergent validity of the Dutch tran slation of the EPP in a sample of introductory psychology students (N = 215 ). Results indicate that the internal consistency of most EPP scales was sa tisfactory. Furthermore, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses showe d that the to-be-expected three-factor structure provided a reasonable fit for EPP data. Finally, Extraversion, Neuroticism and Psychoticism were foun d to correlate in a meaningful way with the "big 5" supertraits as indexed by the Five-Factor Personality Inventory. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. Al l rights reserved.