PAPER: "A meta-analysis of dependability coefficients (test–retest reliabilities) for measures of the Big Five"

Abstract
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0092656614000543
Dependability coefficients such as test–retest correlations quantify transient error in test scores due to occasion-specific variations in, for example, current mood or feelings. The meta-analysis summarizes 682 test–retest correlations collected within an interval of up to two months from 74 samples (total N = 14,923) across different measures of the Big Five. The median aggregated dependability estimate for the five traits was ρtt = .816 (weighted dependability coefficient). Extraversion scales resulted in the most dependable scores, whereas agreeableness scales exhibited slightly larger measurement error. Transient error accounted for about 10% of the observed variance in scores of the Big Five. Meta-regression analyses indicated small moderation effects of the chosen retest interval for three traits, with shorter intervals resulting in higher retest correlations.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meta-analysis
http://www.psychwiki.com/wiki/Meta-analysis

Although the paper analyzed the Big Five normative test, that had been revealed as an incomplete and incorrect model to measure personality and the paper does not take into account women under hormonal therapy or if when the test was taken it was synchronized with biorhythms, it is quite interesting to read it.
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2014/06/academics-from-all-over-world-had-begun.html

Please remember:
Personality traits are highly stable in persons over 25 to 45 years old (the group of persons who could be most interested in serious online dating)
The key to long-lasting romance is STRICT PERSONALITY SIMILARITY.
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2014/06/using-technology-and-psychology-to-make.html
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2014/05/paper-personality-resilience-following.html


Please read also:
Innovations: to take the 16PF5 test 3 times
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2010/06/innovations-to-take-16pf5-test-3-times.html

If you plan to use/offer the 16PF5
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2011/05/if-you-plan-to-useoffer-16pf5.html

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