Replicability of the Five Factor Model and Assertiveness in Mexico

Abstract

We investigated (a) the replicability in Mexico of the Five Factor Model (FFM) of personality; (b) the replicability of the Multidimensional Assertiveness scale (MAS; Flores-Galaz, 1989); and (c) the extent to which these assetiveness dimensions are encompassed by the FFM or culture specific.. Mexican university students (n=794) completed the MAS and the Spanish version of the Revised NEO Personality Inventory (NEO-PI-R; Costa & McCrae, 1992). The FFM model replicated  well in explanatory factor analyses. Exploratory factor analyses and factor congruence across Mexican subsamples (n=400; n=394) were used to determine the number of replicate factors in the MAS. Reliability estimates were comparable qith those reported by the original test authors. In multiple regression and joint factor analyses, the MAS dimension were well encompassed by the FFM and thus not very culture specific. The cultural salience of assertiveness constructs in the Mexican context was discussed.