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CN 11-1911/B

›› 2006, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (01): 116-125.

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The Measurement of Cooperative and Competitive Personality

Xie-Xiaofei,Yu-Yuanyuan,Chen-Xi,Chen-Xiao-Ping

  

  1. Department of Psychology, Peking University
  • Received:2005-01-12 Revised:1900-01-01 Published:2006-01-30 Online:2006-01-30
  • Contact: Xie Xiaofei

Abstract: Analyzing cooperative and competitive phenomenon in organizations in personality perspective, this study explored the cooperative and competitive personalities with both qualitative and quantitative techniques. And we developed the first scale to measure personal cooperative and competitive personality in China.
This study was composed of two parts. First, based on the in-depth interview, we developed and revised the scale of cooperative and competitive personality (CCPS). Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) showed that cooperative personality and competitive personality both have three sub-dimensions that form a cooperative and competitive personality 3-dimensions model. Second, we analyzed the validity of this scale using new sample and made a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The result showed that this scale has satisfactory reliability and validity and satisfactory SEM model fit

Key words: cooperation, competition, coopetition, personality

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