Freiburger Persönlichkeitsinventar

The Freiburg Personality Inventory is a common in German-speaking psychological personality test. The personality questionnaire recorded ( inventoried ) more properties. The FPI is used primarily in clinical psychology and generally in psychological research. It was developed at the Institute of Psychology, Albert -Ludwigs- University of Freiburg, led by Professor Jochen mountain driving.

History

The first version appeared in 1970, consisting of four arches: FPI -G ( long version), FPI FPI -A and -B (parallel half- frames ), and FPI -K. They were based on a sample of about 2300 subjects people. 1983 appeared the basis of a representative population survey and normalized revised version FPI -R. And FPI -A1 ( revised half version A, 114 items) FPI -R (now 138 Items revised long version ): 2001, after a re-normalization, the currently valid versions were published. The sample comprises 3740 people in the old and new federal states. The standards are broken down by gender and seven age groups. The test responses are evaluated either by template or computer- supported ( according to data entry on the PC).

Scale Selection

The test authors chose 10 characteristics that were particularly important in research and practical diagnostics, for their own research projects. In addition, German reconstructions of the two basic, researched by Hans Jürgen Eysenck personality dimensions (secondary factors ) extraversion and emotionality were added. The 138 questions (items) are "correct " or " wrong " answer. The answers are given with respect to 12 scales:

The FPI is the result of the theoretical interests of the authors of certain personality traits. Selected for the FPI properties are not derived according to the authors of a preconceived theory of personality. Decisive was neither a statistical formalism of data reduction ( factor analysis ) nor the intent to describe a small number of basic dimensions of personality. Unlike other tests, the approach is aligned property theory mainly considered and selected personality characteristics that are of outstanding importance in certain areas of practice such as clinical psychology and personality research. In developing the FPI Although factor analyzes, item analyzes and cluster analyzes were used, but they were only tools to improve the conciseness of the theoretical concepts and scales designs.

The scales represent psychological constructs that stand out in the psychological self-descriptions of the average population and are accordingly important for the assessment of other people.

Validity

Between the test scores and objectively observable behaviors, socio- demographic, professional, clinical, inter alia, Features are numerous correlations. Basically, however, must not be overlooked that it is self- descriptions or self-assessments, which also depend on expectations, social reviews, response tendencies, stereotypes of the judgment and other influences.

The test authors Jochen mountain driving, Rainer Hampel and Herbert Selg have sought in their further work to validity evidence and the findings presented in the test manual (Test Manual). Over the test various construction Testgütekritierien were determined and repeated the standardization of quality control. The comparison of the two representative surveys from 1982 and 1999 showed that the structure of the FPI -R and tested methodological statistics, reliability coefficients, and even the standard values ​​were highly reproducible.

The manual for the 8th edition of the FPI -R gives details of the criticism of personality questionnaires, mainly on the response tendencies to social desirability and on the questionable psychometric assumptions. The authors emphasize: Straight Personality Questionnaire methods require a conscious application of strategies and multimodal diagnostics, ie Hedges and critical interpretation.

Applications and further developments

The FPI -R was developed as a personality inventory with an average bandwidth for various tasks of psychological diagnosis, but has an application focus in the field of psychosomatic medicine, psychotherapy, rehabilitation, chronic diseases and health psychology. Two areas were differentiated by scale structures and population representative standardization further: the Freiburg complaints list and the questionnaire on life satisfaction.

There are adaptations and licensed editions of the FPI -R in other languages ​​.