%A Maćkiewicz,Marta %A Cieciuch,Jan %D 2016 %J Frontiers in Psychology %C %F %G English %K personality trait,Big Five,childhood,PPTQ-C,Exploratory structural equation modeling %Q %R 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00498 %W %L %M %P %7 %8 2016-April-14 %9 Methods %+ Marta Maćkiewicz,Institute of Psychology, University of Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski in Warsaw,Warsaw, Poland,martmackiewicz@gmail.com %# %! Pictorial Personality Traits Questionnaire for Children %* %< %T Pictorial Personality Traits Questionnaire for Children (PPTQ-C)—A New Measure of Children's Personality Traits %U https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00498 %V 7 %0 JOURNAL ARTICLE %@ 1664-1078 %X In order to adjust personality measurements to children's developmental level, we constructed the Pictorial Personality Traits Questionnaire for Children (PPTQ-C). To validate the measure, we conducted a study with a total group of 1028 children aged between 7 and 13 years old. Structural validity was established through Exploratory Structural Equation Model (ESEM). Criterion validity was confirmed with a multitrait-multimethod analysis for which we introduced the children's self-assessment scores from the Big Five Questionnaire for Children. Despite some problems with reliability, one can conclude that the PPTQ-C can be a valid instrument for measuring personality traits, particularly in a group of young children (aged ~7–10 years).