摘要：Aim: The purpose of the study was two-fold: first, to compare the NEO-PI and HEXACO personality inventories and to determine the major dimensions of personality, and next, to explore for any sex differences on the personality dimensions. Method: Using a stratified random sampling procedure, 613 students (270 males and 343 females) out of a total of 12221 university students ranging in age from 18 to 25 years were recruited for the study. The short forms of the NEO-PI (60 items) and the HEXACO (100 items) were administered. The data obtained were analyzed using factor analysis, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and multivariate analyses of variance. Results: Findings revealed high reliability scores for all the subscales of both instruments. Significant positive correlations between the extraversion, conscientiousness, agreeableness and openness scales of the two inventories were obtained (p<0.05). The emotionality and altruism subscales of the HEXACO correlated significantly with the neuroticism and agreeableness subscales of the NEO-PI, respectively (p<0.05). maximum likelihood analysis with varimax rotation and Kaiser normalization confirmed a five factor solution: extroversion, conscientiousness, openness, emotional instability (neuroticism and emotionality), and agreeableness-altruism. An examination of gender differences revealed that women scored higher than men on conscientiousness, emotional instability and altruism (p<.05). Honesty failed to emerge as an independent factor and loaded on agreeableness-altruism and conscientiousness. Conclusions: The five dimensions of personality as measured by both the NEO-PI and the HEXACO is confirmed while the honesty–humility factor suggested by the HEXACO failed to emerge as an independent dimension and was found to merge with the dimensions of agreeableness and conscientiousness.
