Table 2.
Personality constructs, scaling points and internal alphas of three questionnaires in ADULT (n = 574) and CHILD (n = 339) groups.
| Number of Item | Scale point | Alpha | ||
| ADULT | CHILD | |||
| The Parker Personality Measure | ||||
| Paranoid | 10 | 1,2,3,4,5 | .70 | .68 |
| Schizoid | 8 | 1,2,3,4,5 | .35 | .30 |
| Schizotypal | 5 | 1,2,3,4,5 | .62 | .58 |
| Antisocial | 10 | 1,2,3,4,5 | .68 | .68 |
| Borderline | 10 | 1,2,3,4,5 | .78 | .75 |
| Histrionic | 6 | 1,2,3,4,5 | .55 | .51 |
| Narcissistic | 8 | 1,2,3,4,5 | .70 | .73 |
| Avoidant | 10 | 1,2,3,4,5 | .75 | .69 |
| Dependent | 10 | 1,2,3,4,5 | .72 | .72 |
| Obsessive-Compulsive | 6 | 1,2,3,4,5 | .50 | .44 |
| Passive-Aggressive | 9 | 1,2,3,4,5 | .68 | .66 |
| The Five-Factor Nonverbal Personality Questionnaire | ||||
| Extraversion | 12 | 1,2,3,4,5 | .75 | .68 |
| Agreeableness | 12 | 1,2,3,4,5 | .61 | .56 |
| Conscientiousness | 12 | 1,2,3,4,5 | .60 | .61 |
| Openness to Experience | 12 | 1,2,3,4,5 | .67 | .66 |
| Neuroticism | 12 | 1,2,3,4,5 | .69 | .68 |
| The Zuckerman-Kuhlman Personality Questionnaire | ||||
| Impulsive Sensation Seeking | 19 | 0,1 | .67 | .70 |
| Neuroticism-Anxiety | 19 | 0,1 | .77 | .72 |
| Aggression-Hostility | 17 | 0,1 | .63 | .66 |
| Activity | 17 | 0,1 | .66 | .64 |
| Sociability | 17 | 0,1 | .66 | .63 |
Note: The Likert-type rating scales used in the Parker Personality Measure and the Five-Factor Nonverbal Personality Questionnaire were different from those used in the original designs.