Assessment of the Enterprising PersonalityA Short Form of The BEPE Battery

  1. Álvaro Postigo 1
  2. Eduardo García-Cueto 1
  3. Marcelino Cuesta 1
  4. Álvaro Menéndez-Aller 1
  5. Francisco Prieto-Díez 1
  6. Luis Manuel Lozano 2
  1. 1 Universidad de Oviedo
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    Universidad de Oviedo

    Oviedo, España

    ROR https://ror.org/006gksa02

  2. 2 Universidad de Granada
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    Universidad de Granada

    Granada, España

    ROR https://ror.org/04njjy449

Revue:
Psicothema

ISSN: 0214-9915,  1886-144X

Année de publication: 2020

Volumen: 32

Número: 4

Pages: 575-582

Type: Article

DOI: 10.7334/PSICOTHEMA2020.193 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAccès ouvert editor

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Background: Enterprising personality is related to business creation and success. The objective of this study was the development and psychometric analysis of a reduced version of the BEPE Battery for the Evaluation of Enterprising Personality. Method: We used a sample of 1,170 people, 60% women, with a mean age of 42.34 years (SD = 12.96). We carried out psychometric analyses within the frameworks of Classical Test Theory and Item Response Theory models. Results: The short version (BEPE-16) consists of 16 items, demonstrating an essentially unidimensional structure. The reliability was excellent (α= .94; Ω= .94) and evidence of validity was found in relation to various variables: Measure Of Entrepreneurial Talents And Abilities (META test) (r=.71), extraversion (r=.57), conscientiousness (r=.50), neuroticism (r=-.54). The correlation between scores from the BEPE-16 and the original version was very high (r=.95). Conclusions: The BEPE-16 reduced version for the evaluation of enterprising personality demonstrated good psychometric properties, both in terms of reliability and validity. As such, it can be used in place of the original when the professional or research circumstances require it.

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This study was financed through a predoctoral grant from the Government of the Principality of Asturias (BP17-78), and through the Spanish Ministry of the Economy and Competitivity (PSI2017-85724-P).

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