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Psychometric Properties of the Temperament and Character Inventory-Revised in Chinese Young Adults

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This study aimed to assess the reliability and construct validity of the Chinese version TCI-R-240 in young adults. The 545 young adults completed the Chinese version of TCI-R-240, as well as self-report measures of subjective health (SHC), life satisfaction (SWLS), and Big-Five personality traits (Mini-IPIP). The TCI-R-240 showed high internal consistency reliabilities for all seven dimensions with Cronbach’s alpha coefficients from 0.68 to 0.88. The postulated four-factor structure of temperament and three-factor structure of character was confirmed by factor analysis and principal component analysis. The concurrent validity of the TCI-R-240 has been supported by meaningful correlations with subjective health, life satisfaction and Mini-IPIP. In line with previous studies, the strongest correlations concerning subjective health were negative correlation with Harm Avoidance and positive correlation with Self-directedness. Furthermore, life satisfaction was positively correlated with Self-directedness, Persistence, and Self-transcendence. The Agreeableness dimension was positively correlated with Reward Dependence. The Neuroticism dimension was positively correlated with Harm Avoidance and negative correlation with Self-directedness. The results suggested that the Chinese version of the TCI-R is a valid and reliable measure of temperament and character in young adults.

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This study was funded by the National Social Science Foundation for Young Scholars in Educational Science of China (grant number CBA120108).

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  1. Collaborative Innovation Center of Assessment toward Basic Education Quality, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China

    Daoyang Wang

  2. College of Educational Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui, 241000, China

    Daoyang Wang

  3. State Key laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning and IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, No. 19 Xinjiekouwai Street, Beijing, 100875, China

    Mingming Hu, Shuting Li & Sha Tao

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Wang, D., Hu, M., Li, S. et al. Psychometric Properties of the Temperament and Character Inventory-Revised in Chinese Young Adults. Curr Psychol 38, 1276–1284 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-017-9643-3

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