Psychometric Properties of the Chinese Version of the Organization Big Five Scale

Yong Meng; Boxiang Yu; Chaoping Li; Yuanmei Lan

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2021.781369

Psychometric Properties of the Chinese Version of the Organization Big Five Scale

Front Psychol. 2021 Nov 16:12:781369. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.781369. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Yong Meng¹, Boxiang Yu¹, Chaoping Li², Yuanmei Lan²

Affiliations

¹ Management Institute, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China.
² School of Public Administration and Policy, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China.

Abstract

This study translates the Organization Big Five Scale (ORG-B5) into Chinese and tests its reliability and validity. In Study 1 (N=406), the ORG-B5 was translated into Chinese, and an exploratory factor analysis established the scale's factorial validity. In Study 2 (N=391), confirmatory factor analyses found that the five-factor correlation model fit the data best. The results from the configural, metric, and scalar invariance models also demonstrate that the ORG-B5 is equivalent across gender, age, and work tenure. The relationship between ORG-B5 and related constructs was also explored further. This study argues that the Chinese version of ORG-B5 provides researchers with a psychometrically sound and efficient tool to assess the Big Five personality traits within organizations in the Chinese context.

Keywords: ORG-B5; big five personality; chinese employee; measurement invariance; scale validation; work engagement.