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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Res Pers. 2013 May 17;47(5):505–513. doi: 10.1016/j.jrp.2013.05.003

Table 2.

Convergence between the Self-Reports on the BFI and the Interviewer Ratings on the 39 Child Traits, BFI, SMM, and an Aggregate of These Inventories

Self-Reports
Interviewer-Ratings
BFIa BFI SMM 39 Child Traits Aggregatea
Extraversion .53 .54 .50 .59
Agreeableness .25 .24 .22 .29
Conscientiousness .38 .46 .35 .45
Neuroticism .38 .35 .27 .35
Intellect/Openness .46 .45 .41 .44

Note: n = 579. BFI = Big Five Inventory; SMM = Saucier’s Mini-Markers;

a

Aggregate ratings include items from the BFI, SMM, and 39 child trait. All correlations are significant at the p< .05 level.