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. 2019 Oct 15;10:2309. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02309

TABLE 4.

Standardized loadings in the confirmatory IRT models for graded-scale and forced-choice.

GSQ with GSQ addressing FCQ with
simple structure
SDR and ACQ
simple structure
Item # Item MD Polarity MD MD SDR ACQ MD
1 AG + 0.34 0.01 0.43 –0.05 0.39
2 AG + 0.54 0.07 0.51 –0.04 0.59
6 AG + 0.29 0.15 0.29 –0.04 0.14
7 AG + 0.55 0.16 0.45 –0.04 0.39
8 AG + 0.34 0.20 0.17 –0.05 0.14
9 AG + 0.44 0.31 0.39 –0.04 0.32
11 AG –0.61 –0.19 –0.64 –0.04 –0.37
12 AG –0.23 –0.23 –0.14 –0.04 –0.28
13 CO + 0.67 0.71 0.01 –0.03 0.28
17 CO + 0.38 0.36 0.03 –0.05 0.46
18 CO + 0.88 0.86 0.16 –0.01 0.61
20 CO + 0.37 0.31 0.32 –0.04 0.16
21 CO + 0.81 0.79 0.09 –0.02 0.61
22 CO + 0.84 0.82 0.10 –0.03 0.06
23 CO –0.81 –0.78 –0.15 –0.03 –0.63
24 CO –0.83 –0.88 –0.06 –0.02 –0.58
25 ES + 0.69 0.70 0.08 –0.03 0.57
26 ES + 0.67 0.66 0.18 –0.03 0.39
28 ES + 0.45 0.52 0.11 –0.04 0.25
30 ES + 0.65 0.58 0.16 –0.04 0.59
32 ES + 0.50 0.47 0.18 –0.04 0.39
34 ES + 0.45 0.41 0.30 –0.04 0.09
35 ES –0.66 –0.67 –0.12 –0.03 –0.59
36 ES –0.56 –0.54 –0.34 –0.03 –0.47
37 EX + 0.80 0.77 0.32 –0.03 0.44
39 EX + 0.55 0.59 0.05 –0.03 0.31
40 EX + 0.80 0.80 0.24 –0.03 0.55
42 EX + 0.39 0.35 0.14 –0.05 0.14
43 EX + 0.54 0.50 0.30 –0.04 0.42
46 EX + 0.35 0.28 0.09 –0.05 0.11
47 EX –0.39 –0.41 –0.01 –0.04 –0.43
48 EX –0.49 –0.48 0.07 –0.04 –0.51
49 OE + 0.69 0.77 –0.07 –0.03 0.39
51 OE + 0.45 0.51 –0.03 –0.04 0.42
53 OE + 0.41 0.40 –0.17 –0.05 0.75
54 OE + 0.27 0.40 –0.25 –0.04 0.28
56 OE + 0.33 0.28 0.00 –0.05 0.06
58 OE + 0.91 0.87 0.13 –0.02 0.15
59 OE –0.88 –0.88 –0.16 –0.02 –0.44
60 OE –0.50 –0.68 –0.19 –0.03 –0.06
61 SDR + 0.37 0.37 –0.05
62 SDR –0.66 –0.66 –0.04
63 SDR –0.69 –0.69 –0.04
64 SDR –0.66 –0.66 –0.04

AG = agreeableness; CO = conscientiousness; ES = emotional stability; EX = extraversion; OE = openness to experience; SDR = social desirability; ACQ = acquiescence; GSQ = graded scale questionnaire; FCQ = forced-choice questionnaire; MD = main domain.