ABSTRACT
The Culturally-Grounded Personality Test for Filipino Adults (CGPT-FA) is a psychological assessment tool specifically developed to capture personality traits and emotional tendencies deeply rooted in Filipino cultural values and lived experiences. Unlike Western-based instruments, the CGPT-FA addresses the unique socio-emotional landscape of Filipino adults by measuring ten culturally salient dimensions: Bayanihan (communal spirit), Pakikisama (social harmony), Hiya (shame/self-consciousness/sense of propriety), Relational Harmony (pagkakasundo sa relasyon), Hospitality (pagkamapagpatuloy o pagiging maasikaso), Resilience (katatagan o pagtatagumpay sa kabila ng pagsubok), Empathy (pakikidama or pakikiramay), Faith and Spirituality (pananampalataya at espiritwalidad), Emotional Control (kontrol sa emosyon), and Optimism (positibong pananaw). The instrument aims to provide culturally relevant insights into Filipino personality functioning, enhance psychological assessment practices, and contribute to the development of context-sensitive interventions in mental health, counseling, and community work. It demonstrates excellent reliability, with Cronbach's alpha values ranging from 0.839 to 0.907 across all ten dimensions, indicating high internal consistency. This means the items within each dimension consistently measure their intended traits, such as Pakikisama (α = 0.907), Resilience (α = 0.895), and Emotional Control (α = 0.885). These strong reliability scores suggest both temporal and contextual stability and contribute to the overall validity of the tool. High internal consistency ensures accurate assessment of culturally relevant traits and supports the scale’s use in research, interventions, and comparative studies. The reliability of the CGPT-FA enhances confidence in its findings and supports its broader applicability and generalizability.
Keywords Filipino personality, indigenous psychology, psychometric validation
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- PhD, RPsy, LPT Josephine Manapsal (Author), 2025, Construction and Validation of a Culturally-Grounded Personality Test for Filipino Adults (CGPT-FA), Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/1592992
