Factorial structure, validity, and reliability of the Turkish temperament and character inventory

Arkari H., Sorias O., Tunca Z., Safaki C., Alkin T., Akdede B., ...More

TURK PSIKIYATRI DERGISI, vol.16, no.3, pp.190-204, 2005 (Journal Indexed in SSCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 16 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2005
  • Title of Journal : TURK PSIKIYATRI DERGISI
  • Page Numbers: pp.190-204
  • Keywords: temperament, character, personality, TCI, TRIDIMENSIONAL PERSONALITY QUESTIONNAIRE, NORMATIVE DATA, TCI, DEPRESSION, VERSION, DISORDER, DIMENSIONS, PREDICTORS, STUDENTS, PROFILE

Abstract

Objective: To assess the factorial structure, reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI), a 240-item, self-report, paper-and-pencil test, and true-false format inventory based on Cloninger's psychobiological model of personality. It measures the four higher-order temperament dimensions and three character dimensions