Sebaposúdenie temperamentových a charakterových čŕt a ich posúdenie druhou osobou (dospelé dieťa-rodič) s použitím TCI-R
Self-other assessment (adult offspring-parent) of temperament and character traits using TCI-R

Author(s): Anton Heretik, Michaela Maruniaková, Michal Hajdúk
Subject(s): Personality Psychology, Psychology of Self, Methodology and research technology
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: Temperament and Character Inventory; TCI-R; personality; self-other agreement; self-other report; assessment;
Summary/Abstract: Introduction: Comparison of self-assessment with evaluation by another person is essential not only for assesment of the validity of personality inventories, but also has a practical meaning in diagnostics. Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI-R) is frequently used in research to measure personality traits, but there have been no studies which investigated the relationship of self-other assessment for this multidimensional inventory. Methods: Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI-R) was completed by 80 participants (Age: M=25, SD=5,3). Participants were also evaluated by their parents (Age: M=50, SD=6,3). Results: We found moderate to very high degree of agreement between an assessment of yourself and an assessment of a close person (parent). The highest agreement was found for the Novelty-Seeking and lowest for Self-Directedness. Overall, higher compliance rates were found for temperament than character traits. We have also found some significant differences in the degree of self-other report on some facets of the main dimensions; for several of them, we also found statistically significant differences in the average scores of the facets. Discussion: The results are discussed in the context of usability TCI-R as a method for evaluating by other person. We also discuss the finding that when assessors (parents) rated below average, especially generally desirable properties such as Self-Directedness and Cooperation. Conclusions: TCI-R can be used as a method of assessment of the other person, with the risk that some personality manifestations are more difficult to assess by external informant, but with an expected benefit even-handed assessment of some (mainly character) features another person, which is needed to evaluate in future.

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