Personality Measurement and Assessment in Large Panel Surveys

Roberts Brent, Jackson Joshua J, Duckworth Angela L and Katherine Von Culin
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Roberts Brent: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, broberts@cyrus.psych.uiuc.edu
Jackson Joshua J: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, jjackso7@illinois.edu
Duckworth Angela L: University of Pennsylvania, duckworth@psych.upenn.edu
Katherine Von Culin: University of Pennsylvania, katy@sas.upenn.edu

Forum for Health Economics & Policy, 2011, vol. 14, issue 2, 1-34

Abstract: Personality tests are being added to large panel studies with increasing regularity, such as the Health and Retirement Study (HRS). To facilitate the inclusion and interpretation of these tests, we provide some general background on personality psychology, personality assessment, and the validity of personality tests. In this review, we provide background on definitions of personality, the strengths and weaknesses of the self-report approaches to personality testing typically used in large panel studies, and the validity of personality tests for three outcomes: genetics, income, and health. We conclude with recommendations on how to improve personality assessment in future panel studies.

Keywords: Health; and; Retirement; Study (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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