AUTHOR=Kam Chester Chun Seng 

TITLE=Careless Responding Threatens Factorial Analytic Results and Construct Validity of Personality Measure

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology

VOLUME=10

YEAR=2019

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01258

DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01258

ISSN=1664-1078

ABSTRACT=<p>The current research investigates the impact of careless responding on factorial analytic results and construct validity with real data. Results showed that inclusion of careless respondents in data analysis distorts factor loading pattern and hinders recovery of theoretical existing factors. Careless respondents also blur the distinction of theoretically distinct factors, resulting in higher inter-factor correlations. That careless responding may threaten convergent validity also receives limited support. Researchers are advised to exclude careless respondents before statistical analysis.</p>