A multitrait-multimethod analysis and a centroid factor analysis were used to examine and evaluate the measurement properties of the Ghiselli Self-description Inventory. The results support the use of the inventory and suggest the instrument can provide a relatively quick and simple method of measuring occupationally related personality traits and abilities.
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